Excellent movie in parts.

Rating: 7/10 (31 January 2002)

First one and half hour of this movie is excellent. Very fine acting by Naomi Watts. This movie reminded me of a story by W S Maugham, where the main character is trying to escape from his murderer, the story is written in first person, and in end he describes, how he was killed. This, in my opinion, though a good experiment, but kind of deceive the reader.

Same is true for this movie in a way; in end 30 minutes you realize that what ever you have seen so far, an excellent and engaging plot, is either a dream sequence or a fantasy.
The scene where Hollywood director is persuaded to cast the lead actress by Cowboy (an underworld person) reminded very much Mario Puzo's Godfather; only difference, it was better.
Over all, I would say this movie is still worth watching, just on merit of first one and half hour.