Too long...

Rating: 5/10 (10 July 2001)

This movie had a promising premise and a great cast. Unfortunately it was very slow-moving and an effort to watch. Some scenes were very entertaining, but the story could have been told in almost half the time. That would have also contributed to it being a more enjoyable film.

I was disappointed by Martin Brest's first effort since Scent Of A Woman, one of my favourite films. It had none of that movie's fun, emotion or humanity. Pitt and Hopkins, as always, delivered very fine performances and Jeffrey Tambor impressively showed his serious side.
If you have the time, it's worth a look, but it's no Scent Of A Woman.