Intense and with great attention to detail

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2012)

Saw this movie without knowing anything about it and was totally blown away. the attention to detail was beautiful, the camera-work, the music, the acting, the script and the editing was awesome. In a time when action movies are edited like MTV videos it's a breath of fresh to watch movie where you actually see everything and experience all the subtle details. the movie builds up slowly, you really don't't know who the main character really is(played by Ryan Gosling) but you are given hints throughout the movie. and the movie builds up its tension slowly but surely. I was pleasantly surprised to see who the director was after I saw this movie, since I loved Bronson and Valhalla Rising. Nicolas will be on my to watch list in the future. and Ryan Gosling, which was brilliant. The supporting cast had no weak link either, nice to see Albert Brooks play a bastard :)