Great, but could have been better

Rating: 9/10 (27 February 2005)

This was one of the best movies I've seen in a while, and I watch quite a few. The movie was put together well and, perhaps, its only shortcoming was that there was not enough time for good character development. I would have liked to know more about Frankie. He was the main character, yet I feel like I don't know him. I need to know more details about his life to feel what he feels, especially in the end. Maggie could have been better filled-out as well. I would have especially liked to know more about what she did before she met Frankie. All in all this is a great movie, though, and I will regard it as one of Eastwood's best.