brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2006)

A dark harrowing film, that does not patronise the viewer like fellow best picture nominee Crash. The ambivalence of the films morals only heightens the cinema going experience challenging the viewer with its unclear message. I, personally had no issues with the films apparent lack of historical accuracy, but if thats your priority when you pay to be entertained then maybe you'll have trouble with this film. This is undoubtedly Spielbergs best film of the last decade and I truly believe that in time I will be rating it as one his best, if not his best ever. The lighting is superb, like the best of noir but it serves not to show a man constrained by a femme fa tale but rather the fright of becoming one of the cold blooded killers that the terrorist retaliation squad so hate. I would wright more but i haven't got the time at the moment but I cant recommend this film highly enough it truly is a modern great.