Good movie but not great or very good.

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2008)

I thought the final comment from Bale to his son was self indulging and actually, almost ruined the movie for me. Instead of being someone who believed in honor he just did it for himself and his own reputation. This was not a movie about honor but trying to make yourself look better to your family.
The blunder of this movie was having Russell Crowe in it. He is such a good actor and portrayed in such a good manner that he was actually the true hero. The movie should have been that Crowe is mistaken in what or how people thought he was and Bale realizing that Crowes character was not this person came to his aide.
Some of the scenes were hard to believe and I wondered how the gang chasing them in the end couldn't realize that Crowe was actually not in trouble.
And the premise of a company man had the authority to bring Crowe to justice and get him to the train was absurd. By the way, Dallas Roberts is the hidden gem in this movie. He is a superb actor and deserves many more roles.
This movie could have been excellent but the premise was not legit.
Outside of the above it was watchable and enjoyable and mainly because of Crowe.
Bale is a good actor. I am not ready to say great yet. And as an earlier poster wrote about Bale being the next Gregory Peck? I don't think so. At least not yet. At this point he is certainly not in the same category as Crowe who is among the best today.
A good movie and watchable.