Good Gosling

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2012)

Ryan Gosling does a wonderful job in this interesting take on the silent; yet not brooding, character who dabbles in both the criminal and honest world. He's not conflicted, just appears to be slightly less comfortable in the real world where he has to actually interact with others. He does a wonderful job portraying a character that, while not having great multiple depths, does have two distinctly different roles to play; which he does admirably with slight differences in each personality.
Some of the crooks are slightly lame; but one or two personify calm, deliberate, malice - as a business requirement almost; definitely not the personification of evil.
Carey Mulligan does a fine turn in her pivotal; yet not major role.
A good one for home viewing...