Pacino, Williams, Swank...need I say more?

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2012)

This is not your typical crime story. Oh, the initial crime, the murder of the young girl, is typical enough, but the players make the whole thing interesting. Al Pacino gives a brilliant performance as Will Dormer, the aging detective with sanguine experience from years of work. Robin Williams is the killer, a run of the mill minor author with poor social skills and a knowledge of forensics from his crime novels. Hillary Swank gives a new dimension to the over anxious rookie who admires Dormer, but hates the way the evidence is pointing. While not your typical crime story, the story brings a psychological depth that few films offer, an insight into the minds of the characters. Language and nudity in context are within the bounds of decency, and these days the film might have gotten a PG-14 rating instead of an R. Highly recommend this for any lover of pulp fiction.