SKULDUGGERY

April 10, 2010

Skulduggery
\’skel-‘de-ge-re\ n : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also : a devious device or trick*

One of my favorite films as a kid was Clue. I loved the mystery genre, thriving on the “whodunit” aspect of various books and movies. This particular film did not only satisfy my insatiable urge to figure out who had committed the egregious crime, but it made me chuckle with its witty humor. Let’s just say the infamous quote “it was so and so in the Billiard room with the candlestick,” makes its way into my conversation whenever something has gone missing…
Clue is the story of a group of dinner guests who convene at a mansion located in an isolated area. The evening’s travels are accompanied by a severe storm, which sets the eerie scene perfectly. As the guests arrive, the audience thinks that it will be an average night; a five course meal, good company. However, we are led astray in our thinking, watching as the events of the evening unfold. We are surprised because the skulduggery that will have been revealed to us by the end of the film would never have been predicted…

*first three letter “e’s” are upside down creating sound of “uh”