Worth the money

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2002)

That was a pretty good flick- a strong 7. Problems 1)it engages you intellectually throughout, but never manages to grab you viscerally. You tend to detach yourself as you watch it so that you can keep track of all the bits going on, but it never manages to completely ground you so that you can share in the emotions of the few scenes that would warrant it. 2)Predictability. The story was ingenious, but not unpredictable. Because the movie challenges you intellectually, you often find yourself ahead of the plot, and the only times you guess wrong is when it doesn't really matter much.
Don't get me wrong- I paid $12.50 and I don't feel cheated one bit for having paid it; the weaknesses just stand out a bit, is all. Go see the movie. You'll enjoy it