See How They Run (2022)

I love whodunits. They are one of my favourite genres. See How They Run is self-consciously a whodunit, referencing not only the conventions of the genre but the grande dame herself, Agatha Christie, both figuratively and literally. Think Scream but for the drawing room mystery set. 

The film pairs Rockwell (who is always a delight to see on the big screen) with Ronan (who has a great deal of fun as the plucky young mystery solver in training) to create a great little combo who are investing a murder at the famed London production of The Mousetrap, one of the most famous murder mysteries of all time. The film has fun with the idea of a mystery in a mystery. 

And that's what this film is. A lot of fun. It's light and breezy, funny and clever, and never really too deep into anything. Its mystery is sufficiently satisfactory, again if not brilliant, but the real fun is the characters and the banter. See How They Run is a fun time that plays with the idea of a mystery, that revels in all the tropes of the whodunit. 

The story is fast paced enough and the characters (who are all characters) are all delicious enough to make its tight runtime jam packed and entertaining. Special shout out to Dickinson who's take on Richard Attenborough is both spot on and rather hilarious. Some of the twists and turns are less convincing than others but again the point is to just play with the genre and embrace all its silliness. See How They Run does what it sets out to do. 

See How They Run

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrian Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson, David Oyelowo

Director: Tom George

Writer: Mark Chappell