Terrific thriller with top performances and just a touch of sermonizing

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2006)

Some nasty cranky critics gave this film a hard time, like they would have written it differently. Geez, so make your own movies.
I disagree, thought it was terrific. Never boring, and not at all predictable. The character development was very good, especially seeing how fast the supposedly unsophisticated fisherman Solomon accurately sizes up Danny for a completely unprincipled opportunist. This is a story that could have gone quite badly if not for the fast action and top rate performances, by the three lead characters. DiCaprio's accent was a bit inconsistent but never distracting. I'd like to see this one get some Oscars, especially for the Solomon character, a brilliant, compelling performance.