Sticks with you!

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2013)

The previews/trailers for this film never resonated with me so I had it pretty deep on a "to see list", but the opportunity arose to take in a showing recently. This film has stuck with me for a while now--it has a presence about it that crawls underneath your skin. It deals with very adult themes and can, at times, be tough to view, but it is an important film that allows us to witness how some individuals handle adversity and frustration. Many of the critic reviews acknowledge the work by Jackman, but it is the work by Gyllenhaal that really wowed me. His cop was a fascinating character who appears to have had a rough upbringing, has overcame it, but now chooses to dwell alongside the lowest forms of society. A beautifully filmed movie with tremendous acting.