a wonderful, well-acted, and funny film

Rating: 9/10 (7 April 2004)

I just watched this film again and it's still amazingly relevant. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. But it remains a wonderful film.
I particularly admire the script. So much is communicated to us in so little time. It's tight, yet every character is complex and fully developed. The plot drives it wonderfully but doesn't take over the film.
Sam Mendes realizes this film brilliantly. I wish his follow-up Road to Perdition had the hypnotic energy of this film. The plastic bag speech is one of the great moments in cinematic history.