over-rated and unsatisfying

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2008)

i wish i would have stopped watching while two-thirds in. that would have had made some sense or give some satisfaction at least. the end is one of the dumbest i have seen in a while!
it starts very promising for all mature viewers; it evolves in a quiet enjoying "cat and mouse" game that includes irrational but practical behavior. all has some logic up to the point where the movie shifts in creating something that seems very much like a forced conclusion upon the viewer. a conclusion that consists in not being there in the "normal" sense at least.that would WORK as it did in many other "film Le-no-ire" thrillers.but the problem with this one is that you will Literally be left "in the air". what can be so much "talked about" that is simply not there!? OK so i try to comment further on the ONLY aspect i could possibly think of from what i have seen...
there are more "problems"; this feature, as most viewers likely noticed already targets the "baby-boom " generation. keeping that in mind, it strongly leads to imply that the youngest generation(S) are not a product or a result of their own past and present shaping of the north American social norms and ethics, but instead they are the product of irrational thinking at best (regardless if they are the "good" or "bad" guys).it creates a GAP between generations regardless of which one you belong.
on artistic merits, there are some, i did like some of the camera work.however Javier Bardem is over-rated here as well for deserving an Oscar. because he PLAYS an tight stone-cold killer there is noting "artistic" in his acting at all.his scenes are non-conventional and the credit should go to the screenwriter on that score alone. the other actors including Tommy Lee Jones seem way to "standard" for such a plot.
oh well, for such a time waster i think i already have mentioned more then there could be to "talk about". other then the elderly generation in need of SOME explanations regardless of their agreement or not i would not recommend this to anyone. only the middle chase scene (20minutes or so) will keep you interested , everything else , to me at least, seems pure nonsense.