Character based drama at its finest.

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2002)

The plot isn't particularly complicated. The character development, the ACTING is what makes this movie. When are filmmakers going to learn that twisted plots and special effects should NEVER take priority over the characters? The characters in this movie are complex, believable people. They're interesting. They're original. They're complicated. None of them really fit into any certain Hollywood mold.
And it certainly doesn't hurt that the players them are Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, and Kevin Spacey. I can't begin to describe how good they all were, so I won't try.
When you're creating a film of any kind, the humanity of the characters is the most important thing. Everything else is secondary. In this movie, even the secondary elements are top-notch.