great movie

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2008)

What's funny about IMDb is that the vast majority of the voting and opinions are expressed by males 16-28. The vast majority of the bad reviews I've read for this film are based on the basic average American guy who's looking for a cheap thrill. I think you need to be older and have A LOT of movies under your belt to appreciate a film like this. This is one of the best movies I've seen in the last couple years. Anybody who said this film was boring is either too young to appreciate or too inexperienced from a movie-going experience to appreciate what the film is. The script is fantastic. The acting was spot on. I've read criticism about the theatrical dialogue. He's invoking a little Mamet here, but it's good. I liked it. I like the relationship between Farrell and the honey Belgian. I laughed my ash off when Fiennes is looking over the guns and makes the reference to gang bangers in South Central Los Angeles (where I'm from).