Absorbing

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2001)

This is a movie that delivered far beyond my meagre expectations. Seldom does a screenplay "possess" your mind long after you've left the cinema, but I found myself grappling with this absorbing piece for many, many hours.

Guy Pierce is captivating, and succeeds completely in drawing you into his disjointed, piecemeal world. Nothing is as it seems. As the story is progressively unfurled you find yourself increasingly questioning things that seemed certain only a few scenes ago. After viewing the movie, seemingly inconsequential throwaway lines that are easily forgotten at the time subsequently assume critical importance. And there is also the delicious challenge of "stepping back" from Leonard's perception of events to try and absorb the bigger picture. Who can you believe? It's the minute details that combine to make this piece such an intellectual and challenging piece of drama.
Just magnificent!