Excellent

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2015)

If you are looking for a crime drama that is just the right balance of familiar and fresh, this is the movie you want to watch. Unforgettable acting performances from Gyllenhaal and Jackman. The plot takes you places you didn't expect and then does it again when you least expect it, just like a good mystery/suspense story should. It makes you think about the mystery of human nature, and what humans are capable of when they are pushed to their limits.
I'll throw in some minor criticism though:
Jackman and his wife in the movie have this strange lack of chemistry, I kept forgetting they were supposed to be married at all.
Gyllenhaal's character could have used a little bit more development. In the movie he just does his detective thing, usually a movie tries to give them a little subplot too. It's good they didn't throw in some stereotypical romance with a stripper, or substance abuse problem, or some trope like that, but a little something to give his character more dimension would have been good.