True movie magic

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2007)

The chemistry between Walken, Washington and Fanning was something rarely witnessed in movie-making. The emotion conveyed was real and genuine. The cinematography gave the gritty, chaotic representation that was the criminal underworld of Mexico City. Why this movie is not ranked in the top 250, I have no idea. Years from now when Dakota Fanning has had even greater film success, people will look back at this movie as a classic for its time. Everything about this movie is vivid and the drama is real. The bond which forms between Washington and Fanning's characters was anything but cliché. Every time I watch this movie I am reminded of the humanity only children can bring back to a soldier's tired and often psychologically burdened existence.