The 8 rating for this film is a scam

Rating: 1/10 (15 February 2012)

The fact this film has an average score of 8 is deeply suspicious because it is so far from deserving that score. I think a fair rating would be to give this film a score of 3-4/10, in all seriousness I will not trust IMDb ratings anymore after seeing it. It is hard to put into words quite how pretentious, slow and irritating this film is. The fact that Goslings character barely speaks and ignores most of the other characters throughout the film is completely implausible, poorly portrayed and utterly infuriating to watch. Everything about the style of the film is wannabe hip, such as jarring inappropriate pop music which goes on interminably, endless lingering shots in which nothing happens while the characters stand staring moronically at each others as if they are on strong tranquilizers. Although surprisingly, despite the wannabe trendy style of the film all of characters involved are extremely clichéd, predictable and boring. Much of the plot seems as though it could be out of an early 90s daytime TV show. Despite this it still manages not to have any of the tacky charm of other dated crime films, instead the entire experience is depressing and frustrating. This is really one of the worst films I have ever seen.