Hope and Faith is restored in the medium

Rating: 8/10 (28 November 2006)

Way to go, Marty! (as if I know the man). Aftering seeing a glut of really cruddy films recently (Deja p.u.) I am so happy to have come across this one. Really makes one wonder why Bruckheimer and all this SFX people even go there anymore. Here is a story that runs and works because of character, not because some jackass can blow up a car or CGI some scene out of the ether. Wahlberg and Baldwin are amazing. And let's talk a bit about Ray Winstone -- he really is amazing. Next year, depending on material, could be his break out year. He's something to behold. Let's just hope he doesn't go the way of his fellow country man Gary Oldman (remember when he was astonishingly good?) Highly recommend this film....