Classic Noir!

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2003)

Pay full attention to this flick, and be fully rewarded. The director didn't waste a single frame. Brilliant exposition, development and resolution of a very noir theme, full of style and substance. I consider this one of the finest films of the '90s, perhaps even underrated by the critics and the Academy. Spacey, Pearce, Crowe, Bassigner, Cromwell, and DeVito comprise perhaps the finest ensemble cast since "The Right Stuff". They all deserve awards. The screenplay and direction serve the book remarkably well, IMHO the best adaptation of a book since, "The Godfather"!