A good dark thriller, marred by Sean Penn

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2004)

On the whole, it's a good dark thriller. Sure, the motivations of Tim Robbins' character could have been explored in a little more depth, but this would have been at the expense of a longer film.
Two things marred the film though.
Firstly the awful speech by Kevin Bacon near the end: "I guess we're all just 11 year old boys trapped in a cage". Pu-leeze. Pass the barf-bag...
Secondly, Sean Penn. The only way I can see that he got Best Actor for this is if it was actually "Best Actor Overacting In The Style of Al Pacino". I don't get why everyone rates Sean Penn. Never have ...