Brilliant movie

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2001)

This is truly a brilliant movie. The cast, the direction, the production, and the plots. That's right the plots - not plot. That is probably the most brilliant aspect of this movie : it has a gigantic plot that is composed of about 5 or 6 clever subplots - all of which contribute to the movie.
In fact, this movie is so extensive and rich in plot that it probably could have been a mini-series if it wanted to - not that I would have preferred that. I am just saying that to show that it is very deep and never boring. There's alot of substance to all the characters. They all have their individual stories going on. They all have an agenda. Best of all, they all have a reason for being in this brilliant movie. You just have to watch the movie closely, and you start to realize how that character that was of no significance earlier in the plot suddenly became really important - maybe only for about 5 minutes, but that's long enough.
The cast is perfect for this movie. Everyone plays their role flawlessly. The film noir production of it is like icing on the cake.
Better than Chinatown. Much better.