Mildly Disappointing but still well done

Rating: 6/10 (30 August 2015)

Was not expecting what I got, but Jake Gylenhaal delivered an emotional, psychologically driven performance that thoroughly impressed me. The cast wasn't made up of big faces but it compliment Gylenhaal fairly well. I think I would've liked this movie if I had actually researched before I just dove into it, (ha, ha). I was expecting a story of a troubled lonely man who delves deeper and deeper into the criminal underground and actually starts committing major crimes. I got that to some extent. Just not of the caliber I was expecting. Don't go into this movie expecting a graphic, realistic look at the criminal underground is my advice to you. The best thing this movie has to offer is the acting and while it does have some good storytelling/writing aspects don't expect too much from this film. I think for this type of movie it needed a more gritty approach, but after discussing it with a fellow movie buff I realized that it wasn't totally bad.