thank God for smart movies

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 1999)

It's about time somebody made a movie geared to a demographic other than the 4-second-attention-span-bearing average American. It's a lot smarter than the standard modern Hollywood fare, and a hell of a lot more interesting. Here's a story that reveals itself over the course of the film, as opposed to revealing all its big secrets in the first act. It's also nice to see that someone can make a movie of this sort without including some kind of big fight scene every twenty minutes and that the entire doesn't rely entirely on big-name stars, special effects, and an easily-marketed soundtrack to draw an audience.