Rather dull than convincing

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2004)

Having reservations about the film might have resulted it being worse in my opinion even more than it should have, but facing facts occasional good acting performances (which brilliant indeed!) did not save the dubious and incredible plot of the film. The common problem in this type of Hollywood-movies has always been following: Too deep to be simply entertaining and too show-business-like to be interpreted that profoundly. This film is a perfect example of this controversy. Actors really know what they're doing but their Hollywood-polished behavior really leaves something vital out of the movie: originality. That's not however a factor that makes a movie unconvincing. In this film for instance relying too much on acting scenes did it, the plot beginning from a wind and presenting just a row of bleak scenes makes you wonder why would you even care. Nevertheless the cast was great and Tim Robbins (as my favourite actor) earned his acknowledgment.