Collaborator (2011)

Collaborator: Directed by Martin Donovan. With Mary B. Ward, David Rasche, Martin Donovan, Melissa Auf der Maur. A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.

“I was really taken with this film. It starts off about one theme, a professional failure, and then peels away unfolding like an emotional and psychological crap shoot. It builds in tension as it discards its facade. The dialog is on point, with the protagonist, a master of language, modifying his speech and tone to better fit those he converses with: his mother, wife, an elderly neighbor, a childhood friend. The dialog serves as its own character. I found myself stepping into the protagonistu0026#39;s shoes, reacting as I might to my past, taking a closer look whether I wanted to or not. Some nostalgic bells certainly rang for me, but that was the point. It is a film to watch slowly, to listen to without distraction. Perhaps it could have been tighter wound, crisper around the early edges, but then itu0026#39;s supposed to come at you from behind.”