I was absorbed

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2003)

My first and only criterion for enjoying a film is whether I'm absorbed. To the point where I don't think about time and think like the characters and consider them real. A fairly simple yet powerful measure.
This film abosorbed me. A fascinating plot, very good acting, and even though we know the ending, suspense. It helps not to know before exactly what fields the fake entered, just to add a little more. A plain, good ole entertaining movie in the best spirit of Hollywood. I suppose uppity types won't be impressed, since it lacks the weirdness so many critics seem to crave in "critically acclaimed" movies.
Bottom line: was the ticket worth it, was the time well spent? A resounding yes. Highly entertaining.