An great look at an interesting career

Rating: 9/10 (3 October 2005)

We know that people like Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) exist and are out there right now, we've just never seen them, nor do we really know how they go about doing what they do. This movie gives us a great look at how this type of thing really goes down and does it in a very dark, but realistic way. There are parts of this movie that will downright scare you in ways that Wes Craven only dreams about, but there are other parts that will having you laughing. This movie finds that perfect balance and makes you laugh only when it's okay to while maintaining a stark seriousness about what it should. It really makes you think about some of the things around us in the world. Great performances by Nic Cage, Jaret Leto, and Bridget Moynahan contribute to this great film. I believe this is probably one of the best I've seen all year.