There is no "they..." I did this to you. Me.

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2008)

Wow! I felt like I discovered an unknown gem of a movie. I have heard about the film, but no details come to mind. How it escaped my radar is a mystery as it has some of my favorite stars and some surprising performances.
First, Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Charlie's Angels) gave what I consider the best performance of her career. She was absolutely adorable and really made this film entertaining.
Her performance, combined with Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down), someone I never paid any attention to in the past, made me think that this was something of a comedy. Harnett played the mistaken identity to perfection and was cool and funny.
You always had to wonder what was going on with Bruce Willis in the shadows. It was driving me nuts. But then the direction changes and you know it is not a comedy but a revenge movie and your jaw drops at the cleverness with which this film was made.
Big Kudos to director Paul McGuigan, an unknown to me, but who is working on a film version of one of my favorite old TV shows, The Equalizer; and to writer Jason Smilovic.
With those already mentioned and Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci, this film is worth everyone's time and a must see. The story is phenomenal!