It definitely gets a "thumbs up" from this viewer. It has been described as a police procedural and that is very much what it is, even if sometimes the investigation isn't being conducted by the police. It's beautifully put together. Fincher's done an excellent job in directing this. I really liked the art direction a lot. And then of course there is the terrific cast - and they are just that. The movie's assembled some very fine actors (like Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas in what are fairly small roles (but then most of the roles are small, given that the cast is huge), and of course all the leads are great. Robert Downey Jr. is definitely my favorite, but the others do very nice work too. And Brian Cox is extremely funny as Melvin Belli. Love him. Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't compliment James Vanderbilt's screenplay - so there, I just did. It is a remarkable piece of work. Put it all together and you have a tense, compeling tale.
Posted by armand at March 3, 2007 11:28 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies