(Sam Rockwell): A world-weary, often drunken veteran.

Below is a draft paper exploring the film’s narrative structure, meta-theatrical themes, and critical reception.

Meta-Fiction and the Modern Whodunit: A Review of See How They Run (2022) Introduction

(Saoirse Ronan): An overzealous rookie prone to jumping to conclusions.

Directed by Tom George and written by Mark Chappell , is a stylish, self-reflexive murder mystery set against the backdrop of 1950s London. The film centers on the production of Agatha Christie’s legendary play, The Mousetrap , and uses the conventions of the "whodunit" genre to both pay homage to and satirize classic mystery tropes. Narrative Synopsis