Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login If the word “thriller” conjures up thoughts of car chases, shootouts, martial arts contests and desperate last-minute escapes, you might not want to bother with Sleeping Dogs . The most thrilling moments in this film are when a tiny snippet of recovered memory comes flashing through the lead character’s mind.
It might not sound especially exciting, but when you’re suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, like retired detective Roy Freeman, any glimpse of the past feels electrifying. For Russell Crowe, this role will help him overcome a few macho stereotypes and perhaps set up a new one as an “old guy”. We’re used to seeing Rusty as a gruff he-man, although he’s recently featured in two movies about demonic possession, appeared as Zeus and as a mad scientist.
It’s clear it was time for a change, and Roy Freeman is it – a tubby, grey-bearded invalid with a cupboard full of skeletons and a mind decaying so fast his walls are plastered with little notes that help him remember people’s names, or how to use the microwave or find the bathroom. Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
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