Good movie

Rating: 6/10 (6 June 2002)

but not great. I don't see where the raves are coming from. Granted, the acting is good. While Pacino was...well...Pacino, I thought the rest of the cast was excellent. The direction was well-done - the scenery was stunning, moods were captured perfectly, etc. My problem is the story line. I thought it was old and cliched, and I haven't even seen the original movie. It was very predictable.
Maybe my problem is that my expectations were too high...I saw the previews: Christopher Nolan - excellent; Pacino, Williams, Swank - great; Alaska - great; the pieces seemed to be there to go above and beyond Memento and Following. I felt that the pieces were not put together - mostly, but not fully.
It's very much the same feeling I had after seeing "Unbreakable" because of the high hopes I had since seeing "The Sixth Sense." I know these directors are capable of so much. That's why I'll still be in line to see whatever's next from both of these new masters.