One of the best films of the last 30 years!

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2003)

On a dull rainy day a couple of years ago, I was just sitting there twiddling my thumbs, so I ordered this on a Pay-Per-View channel as it looked vaguely interesting and had Guy Pearce in it - who had given such an outstanding performance in "L.A. Confidential". Boy did I underestimate how good this movie was going to be or what?! It is utterly compelling, has you thinking and scratching your head throughout and the ending is such a revelation that it took me about a week to scrape my jaw from off the floor. Pearce is again excellent, although Pantoliano, for me, steals the show as bent cop 'Teddy' and Carrie Ann Moss is wonderful as the playful schizophrenic Natalie. Before I watched this film I was bored and lethargic. Afterwards I felt elated and wanted to talk to everyone about it. Long may it remain in IMDB's top twenty. Impossible to give less than 10/10.