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Fatal Inversion [VHS]

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"A Fatal Inversion" presents us with a mystery. The bones of a woman and child are discovered in an animal cemetery near the stately Wyvis Hall. It turns out the bones have been there for more than ten years. But who was it that was buried there? And why?

Adam Verne-Smith is a man with a haunted past. He and three others know the truth of what happened in the summer of 1979 at Wyvis Hall, which Adam re-named Ecalpemos ("someplace" spelt backwards). Adam and his arrogant friend Rufus meet again for the first time in twelve years, trying to keep one step ahead of the police to avoid the truth coming out. We go back in time twelve years to Wyvis Hall, and see how events built up to a crisis point.

I actually found this television adaptation was better than Ruth Rendell's novel. It was well-cast. Saira Todd was very good as the mentally-unbalanced Zosie. She looked child-like, as the book described her. Douglas Hodge and Jeremy Northam were also convincing with their roles. The character of Rufus was very intimidating and callous. Adam looked pained and guilt-ridden.

I noticed with the scenes set in the present that there was a lot of blue. Even the light had a bluish tinge. Is there any significance in that?

"A Fatal Inversion" is different from your regular "whodunnit". We know who did the crime but not who the crime was done to. Right until the end we are left guessing. This is drama at its best.

This is one for those who enjoy watching mystery movies with exciting twists & turns in a story. It brings the person watching it to a mind trip of whos & whats. Your next guess will always be as good as the first. Superb acting of all the cast. Highly recommended.

FROM THE OPENING SCENES TO THE POSITIVELY HAUNTING FINAL SHOT THIS FILM IS SO FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS IT IS IMPOSSBLE TO FALL ASLEEP!!! A STORY THAT WILL PLAY ON YOUR PSYCHE FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER, BUT YOU WILL DEFINATELY WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN. AN INTELIGENT AND INTRICATE PLOT AND OUTSTANDING ACTING FROM EVERY CAST MEMBER. A FLAULESS ADAPTATION OF AN AMAZING BOOK WITH NOT A WEAK MOMENT IN SIGHT!!!!!

Adam Verne-Smith seems to have it all. A well-off young executive with a pretty wife and adored baby daughter, he lives in a comfortable home in a London suburb. But Adam is haunted by the events of a summer 11 years earlier, when he and a group of friends spent their vacation in an old mansion Adam had inherited. The unfolding of those events, and the ramifications which they cause a decade later, ultimately lead Adam through a personal crisis which threatens everything.

A Fatal Inversion is based on the second Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell's alter ego) mystery. It is a superbly told story with many surprises and red herrings, and this television version, first produced in Britain in the 1990s, is an excellent depiction. The actors, particularly Douglas Hodge and Jeremy Northam, are well chosen. Its a pity that it hasn't yet been released in DVD or Blu-Ray, as it is far superior to many lesser mysteries which have already been transferred.

A fatal inversion is a well done. Mystery story the book is good as well as the movie. Its filmed in a beautiful part in England and added is good music and just a very good movie. Plus you see willys the end.