Script is both visually stunning and superb written and so is the acting

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2019)

One of the finest thrillers I've seen, it has some spectacular writing and my first time watching it I was mind blown in how good it was, one of the best movies I've seen at the time and it holds up at the second watching. This is one of those stories, crime mysteries that can sadly happen in the real world so this could possibly be based on a real case. The writer, director and cast all make the movie so real, it's just magnificent. The musical score is perfect, setting the mood and atmosphere and gives us a true mystery and thriller feel. The director, Denis Villeneuve showed how good an director he is with the visual story telling and that is where the movie is strongest. Cinematography is insanely good, one thing I liked was the long shots as it gave the actors to really act and be the character which they did and provided emotion to the roles. This movie will always have a strong place in my heart as one of my favorite movies and also one of the movies that made me gain interest in psychology and criminology. This is a movie that is great from start to finish!
The acting is just extraordinary: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano. All of them did such believe and superb performances, making it one of the special things about the movie. The whole ensemble cast did great, even the younger cast. This is personally my favorite performance of Hugh Jackman, it has to be his best. Jake Gyllenhaal's performance is also one of his best, as how he played the character with all his tics and facial expressions, just wow. There is so many amazing performances in this, incredible.