Good but for Pitt's mouth

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2002)

Overall, this is a good movie. The death scene in the beginning is one of the most unexpected, violent and memorable since Psycho. And the scene where Anthony Hopkins says goodbye is heart-wrenching.
But what brings this movie down is Brad Pitt's inability to speak clearly. His role demands a smooth talker. His lines want to crackle with enunciation and spice.
But Pitt has always talked like he has a mouth full of marbles. Here he sounds like he is reading a line, instead of talking, because someone who speaks that way wouldn't choose words unnatural to his cadence of speech.
This isn't to put Pitt down. It's just to say that he was not a good choice for this particular role.