Soap Opera acting and cartoon-like characters.

Rating: 4/10 (16 January 2004)

Overdone, cartoon-like acting and generic directing make this Clint Eastwood film second-rate. This highly over-praised movie lacks any subtlety and originality. Sean Penn acts and sounds like a cross between a bad Brando and Mickey Rourke. The women roles are shallow and very secondary. Disappointing.