A good idea gone bad

Rating: 5/10 (4 March 2012)

First of all, I am trying to be realistic as much as possible and calmly criticize or praise a movie after watching. I have read a lot of critics saying this movie is either "great" or "horribly bad", if you ask me, it's neither of those two. Casey Affleck plays somewhat though guy, but as the movie progresses there is nothing to support his attitude, lines or behavior. I don't even want to comment the whole plot, some people find it great and some find it impossible. I would just say it is plausible, but not so much convincing.
***Spoiler alert***
What I find most disturbing is the biggest gap in the story, the moment when Patrick executes Corwin. Although I find his action understandable and even justified from the moral point of view, there is no doubt he committed crime and he should be prosecuted. Instead, the movie just moves on, without any explanation, even a lame one, why he isn't at least arrested if not convicted for his crime. I also don't understand if we are supposed to believe his actions are somehow covered up, but he shot a man in the back of his head and I don't see that so easy to cover up.
Having all this in mind I just couldn't rate this movie with a 6 stars (which I see as "passing" grade). I rated it 5 stars, for interesting story, good actors but a bit disappointing twist and end.