Very Surprised

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2011)

I went to and Advanced Screening of this film just a while back and was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. I've always been a fan of Matt Damon and Emily Blunt was great in Wolfman (even though I didn't like the movie one bit). Matt Damon had hit somewhat of a cold streak for me lately (I haven't yet gotten around to seeing True Grit...I know, I know) but his last few have been kind of mild and tiresome...this was very refreshing.
I was highly caught of guard by the spiritual tenacity of the story...something I did not expect at all. The movie was, overall, quite original and groundbreaking. I hope this type of storytelling catches on for the mainstream audiences.
This movie has a bit of something for everyone. You could tell how great this movie was by the general response from the audience. The theater that I was at was crowded (NO ONE LEFT DURING THE FILM). Also, the audience applauded very enthusiastically at the end...not something I can see being done at many of todays very unoriginal movies.