Tsahi Grad is credited as a producer of this picture, as well as writer, director, and star. Unfortunately, while the writer was concentrating on creating suspenseful situations for the star (who performs them admirably), he forgot that a story, and especially one with an element of mystery, not only needs a proper ending-- even if it's not a neat resolution-- but also needs to prepare for that ending by familiarizing the audience in advance with the people and events involved. The script of "The Cousin" skips past too much as it concentrates on cat-and-mouse between the protagonist and the crime suspect (and between conflicting inclinations in the protagonist's mind). Some of the missing material is part of the mystery and is thus legitimately left out, but other material is just underdeveloped. I'm not sure that's the reason, but as a theatrical release "The Cousin" disappeared quickly. I caught it on Netflix. It's well worth watching, but a few more minutes of filling in background would have done it a lot of good.
