Good stuff

Rating: 7/10 (6 January 2014)

An entangled web of ambitious individuals, each aiming high, each prepared to use those on his or her way to achieve their objectives. When incessant ambition overrides any other form of consideration, morality is bound to take a hit.
The main character is a conman who could not control his greed. He gets caught by a go-getting FBI agent, who finds himself lured by his catch and the potential he has to assist him make high profile arrests. The fact that he is way out of his depth does not seem to bother him.
The film is a slow, controlled unravelling of a situation getting out of control. For much of the latter part of the movie we sit in anticipation of a massive disaster that is about to occur. With an old fashioned look and feel, combined with casting sleekness this New Year's day release made me hopeful about the cinematic year ahead.