Outstanding movie

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2006)

This is a must see film. I didn't want it to end, and I hope the writer does a sequel. I read an article saying he never wrote a screenplay before, never bought a book on how to write one, or took a class. He simply downloaded scripts off the internet and then wrote his. It should only be so easy. The only disappointment is Jodie Foster, who is so plastic she does not ring true with the other characters. Her part is small enough not to mar the film. There are more ethnic references in this movie than there are ethnicities in NYC -- starting with a song from the Indian musical "Bombay Dreams" that sets the tempo for the film over the opening credits. There is no Aha Moment in this movie, it sneaks up and around you, and then it is over. The buzz on this one is going to carry it to box office heights.