Superb

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2003)

This movie was simply superb in the old tradition of good cop, bad cop who find they are really on the same side.Very uplifting with good acting performances and a great script in the style of the Maltese falcon with some nice twists and turns.I particularly like the scene when they dangle that very smug arrogant guy out of the window to extract information. The acting is a joy to watch,Kevin Spacey,Russell Crowe,Guy Pearce,Danny DeVito all excellent actors with a naturalness about them,not the usual I am an actor watch me,with the movie becoming of secondary importance (Sorry Al Pacino,Robert De-Niro Fans) A Couple of problems though I think Kim Bassinger's role is overrated and could be played by any half way decent actress,she's ok though. Why the use of F*** word.Would this have been used so liberally in the era when the film was set. Overall 9/10