great acting but felt longish

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2004)

Since I heard about this movie I've been wanting to see it as the premise seemed interesting and there were some great people cast [and no, I'm not talking about Ashton Kutcher, whom I have nothing against though the mention of his name doesn't exactly propel me into a world of pure joy]. I think it was well-acted in general, though Amy Smart did seem a little weak at some points. The infamous aforementioned Ashton Kutcher played his character convincingly, despite it not being his typical role. I was definitely impressed by both Elden Henson and William Lee Scott, as the various incarnations of their characters had extremely different personalities, and all were done to perfection.
Overall I definitely enjoyed this movie, and it had a lot of great moments. My only quasi-complaint is that it felt longer than its runtime of 113 minutes [my friend agreed with this as well]. I'm not sure what exactly made it seem so extended, it was just an overall effect. However, I don't think the movie would have necessarily benefited if scenes were cut to make it feel shorter; everything in it had a purpose.
8.5/10