A rare gem!

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2017)

Wow! Where to begin? I had skipped this movie earlier when it was available for buying but after watching recent performances of Tom Hardy, I thought to give this movie a go and judge it for myself. And boy was I surprised! This is such an underrated movie for no reason at all. After watching the movie, it's baffling to see the negative reviews and low scores this movie received. It's totally beyond my understanding what could've been the possible reason for this movie to get such a hammering from critics. Everything in the movie was top notch, right from the layered story, the mood of the time in which this takes place, the performances, I mean everything! Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace, the two leads were just perfect. It's disheartening to see why this movie wasn't considered for any awards or a positive genuine review. There are some unanswered questions as to how Tom Hardy's character was fully reinstated and some other minor things towards the end but overall this is a really dark and powerful movie which raises some sensitive issues and is blessed with genuine performances. I sure am glad that I watched this rare gem.