The threat to Alex, David and Juliet’s friendship seems to have come from the outside. But in fact, the suitcase with the money just pulled out what was already in them. Suffice it to recall the episode with the reception of tenants and the outright bullying to which they subject them. The nearer to the end, the more beastly it manifests in these people. This is also demonstrated by video. With the spider-like motions of David moving through the attic, sliding between spider-like rays of light. And the beastly anger of Juliette, clutching her teeth into the hand of one of the “friends” in a fight.
For me, the most interesting was the character of Christopher Eccleston, the awkward, quiet, “right” clerk. It seemed to me that initially his reluctance to part with money was due to his work in accounting. David got used to them, to numbers and amounts, used to counting, but didn't think he would get them. His behavior would be different if he did not have to deprive the corpse of identification marks, that is, cut off the feet and turn the face into a bloody mess.
David is a guardian of money, but I think he thinks he's a victim at first. The victim of his own friends who stood by while he was doing his dirty work. And the insanity of the suitcase, its constant security, privacy - this is a duty that he took on himself. He does not feel the love of money, but the need to show “friends” who truly deserve it. Silent reproach. He's used to doing dirty work, used to doing it well. It used to be counting numbers, and now it’s murder — he easily cracks down on two gangsters who came for the money. I'm sure he considers himself undervalued, his own friends, his own employers.
Silence didn't turn into a killer. Silence has always done its job well. I never stopped halfway.
From Alex, played by Evan McGregor, you expect rash actions, betrayal, finally, competition for not only money, but also for Juliet. Perhaps the mistake of this trio is that each thinks he is smarter than the other two. In the end, everyone loses.
The character of Juliet (Kerry Fox) can only be applauded, not sympathized, but applauded. The whole film we think of her as quite quiet, following the male characters, but in the end she appears completely different.
This film perfectly illustrates the saying that most people do not need friendly help, but the confidence that they will. To add to this phrase, most people would prefer to never know if their friends could help. And whether they can do it themselves. It is much easier to think that everything is good than to look at wormholes and rot in a relationship. Therefore, all murder, money and elements of the militant are secondary. In "Shallow Grave" masterfully shows the relationship.
10 out of 10 Original