Brilliant

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2015)

I'm honestly not much of a Denzel Washington fan (still not), however, I haven't enjoyed a film in a very long time as much as I did this one. It's got nothing to with Denzel really... well, at least for me it doesn't. But what truly made this film as outstanding as it was and utterly brilliant in every way possible, was the way it was written, the way the story unfolds, the way it almost forces you to be neutral (unless you're a Denzel fan then you're obviously cheering him on from the moment the production studio logos appear).
But I cannot think of any other film (help me if you know of any) that so brilliantly makes two extremely opposite characters - the protagonist and antagonist obviously (or good guy and bad guy as we call them now), appear so similar, just to make them face off at the end in what usually is a sharp contrast of good versus evil. And it's really not a question of who's gonna win at the end (because it's obviously the good guy -duh!), but the challenging part really, is who do you root for!
We all love villains - not that we root for them, but we just love the characters. But in this film, you not only love the villain, but you feel a strong urge to secretly root for him. Mainly because it takes a while for you to realise he's actually the bad guy. So torn between two worlds, you're literally forced to step out of the picture and eagerly watch the action unfold with bated breath to see what will happen next. By the time the end credits roll, you're still sitting motionless in your seat trying to take it all in. The adrenaline in this film is extremely high - even in some of the slower paced scenes. Watch with caution if you cannot handle that.