Found My Self Drawn to It More and More as Soon as I Left the Cinema

Rating: Null/10 (20 September 2011)

I went into this film not expecting much, just to pass a couple of hours on a subsidized ticketing day. However, I was very surprised, as well as pleased with this film.
Although it starts off slow, the story line gradually picks up and even if it doesn't have heart pounding edge of your seat action, it does have a solid story line and some very good acting. I found it to be one of those movies that you could sit back and enjoy, you didn't have to be captivated by pulsating music, people screaming, or nudity (although all of the aforementioned criteria is there at some level). The story line was great, I liked how it somehow reminded me of old great action films of the late 20th century, as well as how the violence wasn't overbearing, but extremely gory when present. I saw my self plainly "liking" the movie, but the two or so hours since leaving the cinema, I have found myself thinking that this will be most likely my favourite Ryan Gosling movie and one of my favourite action movies of the year.
I found that Goslings acting really mirrored the situation almost to the point of it becoming paradoxical. I am very well pleased with the movie overall and would give it a solid 4.5/5 for how brilliantly it was all put together. I would definitely recommend watching this movie at least once if not twice, or thrice...