Uncovered Movie Review 1994

Julia (Beckinsale at the beginning of her career) is restoring a 500-year-old painting of a chess game when she discovers an inscription hidden on the painting that says "Who killed the knight?". Some investigation indicates the painter was telling the story of a series of killings that followed the pattern of play in the painting, and that pattern is being duplicated in the present day. Complex and interesting story is undermined by poor acting (Beckinsale's inexperience shows) and inconsistent direction.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.
Originally from British, Spanish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Art & Artists, Mystery & Suspense, Serial Killers

Screenplay

Jim McBride, Jack Baran, Michael Hirst

Cast

Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinead Cusack, Peter Wingfield, Helen McCrory, Michael Gough, Art Malik, James Villiers, Paudge Behan

Cinematography

Alfonso Beato

Director

Jim McBride

Music

Philippe Sarde