The System — A Shock To

: Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is a corporate executive who, after being passed over for a long-awaited promotion, discovers that murder is a surprisingly effective way to climb the ladder of success.

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: Reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes give it a 71% approval rating , praising Caine's "finely layered performance" as an amoral anti-hero. : Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is a corporate

: It focuses heavily on Graham’s obsessive sense of self-worth and his calculation that he is "entitled" to success at any cost. : It focuses heavily on Graham’s obsessive sense

This darkly comedic thriller is often cited as a "hidden gem" of Michael Caine's career.

: Some viewers find the plot slightly unfocused or thematically thin in its later stages. Book Review: A Shock to the System by Simon Brett (1984)

The original novel is a standalone work, separate from Brett’s popular Charles Paris detective series.