Class British film-making does the business again

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 2000)

As usual, British film-making (backed by American money) leads the way, with Hollywood trailing a million miles away. Not over-blown, horrid glossy commercialism photography with lacklustre directors and cast, no, this IS film-making at its best.
The photography is fantastic, the lighting shows off the realistic sets. One of the best photographed films in recent times. The direction was great, but sometimes the framing needed better composition, I didn't think the shots were always consistent. The sets were built looked very authentic.
The acting is fantastic, not even Affleck could ruin it, he was actually very good.
The story is quite interesting, it's fiction, so don't take it seriously etc. The dialogue can be difficult to hear and understand. For this reason, this picture needs to be viewed at least twice.
Overall, the film is very good, but better shot composition was needed during some of the scenes. It's not the greatest film ever, but very enjoyable, especially the photography.