Intense and gripping story with some high quality acting

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2014)

I was not expecting anything particularly impressive when I went to see this thriller. However, the dark and tormented nature of this movie and the characters within it had me attentive throughout the whole two and a half hours. The movie was very successful in building scenes of tension and keeping the story flowing. Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano's acting performances were perfect for this movie and I found myself feeling their emotions and their pain. The plot twists admittedly were slightly predictable and were not why I would rate this movie 10 stars. However the Gothic elements and acting made this movie memorable and thoroughly entertaining.