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Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2019)

I've just finished watching this and I must say it was Stupendous... I'm no longer going to take this site's ratings as an indicator of whether I should watch something or not. How does this only have a 7 rating, maybe because there are some ppl who continuously say this is "boring" or it didn't stick close enough to the book. It's an adapted screenplay folks, key word being ADAPTED
It's a testament to the talent in front and behind the camera that allowed this to be hilarious yet infuriating at the same time. I also enjoyed how this wasn't so brutally violent like movies with this similar theme tend to be.
I only had a few criticisms with this: Patrice's character was a little unnecessary (except at the end) and I wish we had gotten to know the lead characters a little more (like it took no time for Ron to lead an investigation or for Flip to follow his lead). In conclusion, this is a must see because the actors do such a great job especially Driver (I just continue to love his acting), John sounded so much like his father in certain scenes (it's a little scary). The Finnish guy that played Felix did a phenomenal job sounding American
Last but not least the actor playing Ivanhoe did a great job yet again. I just recently saw I, Tonya and between those 2 films this guy is on his way to a lonnng career, he's a total scene stealer!