This is good entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2000)

What we have here is the absolute escape for a summer night. An absorbing story with great characters and mesmerizing visual effects. Also excellent acting from both leads, Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. Unfortunately we get the usual Hollywood emotional overdose. Without it we would be talking about a masterpiece. But we're still talking about top-notch entertainment. Don't watch this film in a non THX/DTS theater, you'll miss half the experience!