10 for Most of the Movie, 1 for the last 15 minutes

Rating: 5/10 (5 December 2014)

What a waste of potential. After taking all that time to set up compelling characters and situations...it's over. The actual "story" is way too simple and over with too soon. I just feel like they could've done more with this movie. That said, Jake Gyllenhaal should be a front-runner for an Oscar, it's clearly the best role he has ever played. If you're NOT a fan of his, then you'll like it even more, as his character is about as sleazy a sociopath as you'll ever see. Rene Russo's is no better, in fact...there are really NO "heroes" in this movie, just persons of varying degrees of sleaze. Best way to sum it up: This is the movie that "could have been"...