YES IT IS THAT GOOD

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2004)

After getting out of a hotel room like prison a man searches for answers and revenge. The description is simple, direct and probably the best way to explain this great film. Its not that a more detailed recounting of the plot would ruin it like say the Sixth Sense, or The Village, rather its simply that the plot is so layered that to know more simply may result in too much confusion.
Containing a central performance that is simply one of the best performances of the last five or ten years this film is Oscar worthy from top to bottom, which is a shame since as of this writing the film has not yet been released in the United States where it would undoubtedly blow away almost any film it comes in contact with. Ultimately it is better than even the Michael Moore film it lost to at Cannes.
This is grand film making and I can not recommend it highly enough.
However be warned, its violent and dark at times. It will disturb you, the same way that Silence of the Lambs or Seven disturbed you (although there are no serial killers)
10 out of 10.