Good Movie.

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2002)

To be brutally honest, I wasn't really too stoked about seeing this movie. What I mean to say is that it looked good, but it didn't really strike me as anything great from the previews. Also, I must say that I was less than stoked about Christopher Nolan directing (I wasn't a fan of "Memento", it was ok, but nothing great). Well, needless to say, I ended up going to see this movie anyway. I must concede that I liked the movie a great deal more than I thought I would. Even about half way through the film I wasn't sure if I was really liking where the film was going, but by the end I was happy with the film.
Again, I have to be brutally honest, I'm not a huge fan of Al Pacino. I've liked a bunch of his movies, but I don't think he's anything terribly great. But, I thought he did a great job in this film. I've always been a huge fan of Robin Williams, this was quite a different role for him, but he pulled it off. It was a little odd to see him as the antagonist, but he did a great job. Hillary Swank (another person that I think is a pretty good actor/actress, but nothing great) did a great job too, and looked really good. The rest of the cast did a fine job too, Maura Tierney, Nicky Katt, Jonathan Jackson, etc...
The story was quite interesting, and did a great job of keeping you interested. I thought the story did a great job of keeping you guessing whether or not Robin Williams' character was telling the truth of lying. I can't really say any more than that, or else I'll give away the good parts of the film.
I thought this was a really good film, and definitely worth watching. I wouldn't say it was anywhere near the best movie I've ever seen, but it was quite good. I hope that you like the film as much as I do. Thanks for reading,
-Chris