is the right thing to do the right thing

Rating: 10/10 (25 October 2007)

It is a well done puzzler about people who did some wrong things for the right reasons, reasons of the heart, and then pay dearly for it. And the good things they did get undone, for the right reasons, but they are reasons of the mind. The detective work is excellent, those things that puzzle the audience (gee, how come they are not grilling the mother at least a little bit more) all come out. And the sad sad love story. I kept hoping the maybe, maybe something good might come of doing the right thing, the right thing of the mind. But I don't think so. The lines are right, the script is tight, the logic and flow is excellent. The review in the NY Times noted that Morgan Freeman has done better. That's really hard not to notice, especially in such a fine film. I wouldn't think that Morgan would let that happen, but maybe the director is that important, even for Freeman. I think this is one of the most thoughtful films I've seen in years.