MY COUSIN RACHEL

2017

Film4, 6.50pm

“Did she? Didn’t she?” ponders stricken hero Philip Ashley (Sam Claflin) about the titular character (Rachel Weisz) and the possible murder of her husband/his cousin in this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1951 novel of the same name. Claflin plays his wealthy heir convincingly, and the period setting is wonderfully designed and shot; but, unfortunately, Weisz’s turn as the beautiful wife never achieves the passion the role demands.