GOOD MOVIE FOR SURE!

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2004)

This movie, directed by Clint Eastwood won two Academy Awards (Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor). It deserved both of them because it is a good movie. The movie is around 2 hours and 18 minutes and is a bit too long. The ending was too long and should have been wrapped up sooner which would make it more dramatic perhaps. Still, I was not bored with the movie and it kept you guessing until nearly the end about who did what.
All of the performances are very good, in fact excellent. Sean Penn was superb, as was Tim Robbins. Clint Eastwood did an excellent job of directing, and it shows.
Some things are kind of left unanswered, and I thought it hurt the overall effect, but still emerged as a really good drama. I would give it an 8 out of the ten possible votes. A good movie if you like gritty, dramatic movies.