Classical crime drama

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2015)

A classical crime story set in our modern time. The script is strong enough to be held up against the big ones of eras gone by. This film is truly a modern classic in its film noir references, although with a modern take to it.
Afflecks interpretation is believable at almost all the time, so much so that we start distrusting him at a time in the story where we should stop and think. Instead we do as humans - we react with feelings - and distrust.
As a European film-lover, and used to strong scripts and less of a budget, compared to what Hollywood puts out - I'm probably overexposed to US-film, but this is one I truly enjoyed. If you like crime-drama, this is for you.