Meh

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2010)

--Spoilers Included--
Overrated.
Not layered.
A straight forward and superficial narrative masquerading poorly as noir.
Worthwhile viewing for entertainment value, but little else.
Producers capitalize on Kevin Spacey's popularity at the time, but he is poorly used and he does little here to add to the fanfare that surrounded him after his previous breakout in Fincher's 1994 work.
Fans of simple narrative and one dimensional characters will enjoy this immensely. It has some interesting elements, but isn't about anything more than what it appears to be on the surface. Comparisons made to the film Chinatown are thinly supported and the only real link is that both films take place in and around Los Angeles.