Close to perfect

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2008)

The story is powerful, the acting is on key, and the direction is stressful, which actually serves the film. If anything, Casey Affleck could have used a little more muscles and Michelle could have put more drama into her role, but overall the characters fit the plot rather well. Overall the actors were just superb. The end is not what I expected, or what I would have liked, but it is in line with the main character: A lamb among wolves, sweet inside and tough on the outside. A religious crusader: What haunts him are not his evil deeds, but the good ones. He knows people do not change, but he is willing to follow his principles rather than his common sense. Casey portraits this conflicting detective perfectly. There are few movies that make you sad when they end. This is one of them. I just wanted it to go on and on. Hell, I would like to see more movies like this one!