Well worth revisiting, but pay attention!

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2011)

I watched this years ago, not long after it came out on DVD, and remember being bored by it despite its generally good reception. Seemed like a good time to give it another chance, and I'm glad I did.
Although it still seemed to sag in the middle a little, the set-up and later sections were very compelling. The characters were interesting and complex, Kevin Spacey was a joy to watch as always, the film looked fantastic, and despite having a plot that took us around many twists and turns, it didn't take itself over-seriously.
It moved along at a fair clip, however, and being quite slow at these things I did struggle to keep up occasionally. It was probably this that threw me off the first time around. The other side of that is that it's great to watch a film with a plot that you can really engage with.
Overall, a great film to soak up when your brain is feeling hungry.