Touch of the Agatha Christie

Can you handle The Truth? The idea of a serial killer in therapy has spawned such risible movies as D-Tox and Color Of Night, so director George Milton's low-budget British indie deserves credit for surpassing its Hollywood counterparts.

That said, it's still wildly uneven, as self-help guru Donna (Elizabeth McGovern) welcomes a group of maladjusted losers to her isolated Scottish retreat, never imagining that at least one of them has something nastier in mind than personal growth.

The neat satire, McGovern's ethereal performance and a strong backbone of Agatha Christie plotting keeps you guessing for the first hour. But when Milton attempts an over-extended Wicker Man-style finale, The Truth falls apart faster than a tear-stained tissue.

The Truth
Cert: cert15