The Cold Light of Day (1995)

I've said before, but I'll say it again, I do wonder how certain films come to be made.  This one is a good case in point, since it is a remake in English by a Dutch director of an obscure German movie from 1958.  What makes it even weirder is that it is set somewhere in Eastern Europe, some time after the fall of Communism with a mainly English cast speaking in pukka tones.  Richard E. Grant plays a cop who has quit the force when his superior (in search of political glory) has framed a known offender for the murder of three young girls.  Grant wants to find the real killer in his own way, even if this in fact means placing a youngster and her mother in harm's way.  No suspense is involved since the viewer knows from about ten minutes in that the perp is Simon Cadell, a seemingly respected doctor (but one in the Patch Adams vein).  Yes, that Simon Cadell out of "Hi-de-hi" playing one very creepy paedophile, but thinking about it, his character was pretty creepy in the sitcom as well (in a different way).  He manages to ingratiate himself to Grant's young bait, but disaster is of course averted in the nick of time.  To add to the peculiarities of this film, the story is based on a fairly elderly Durrenmatt novel, written well before the end of the communist era; this updating adds nothing to the story itself.  So why did they bother?