very good, here and there. forget the rest

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2000)

This is not a good film, but it is watchable.
De Niro's performance and the cinematography are the film's two strongest points(I thought the sauna scene was pretty cool, also the scene where Bobby discovers his amulet is gone and a couple of others). The music I also liked. It's not every day that you hear that type of soundtrack, and used to great effect (it does create suspense and foreboding in some scenes). I loved watching De Niro's character slowly being pushed over the edge and I think he does it without flaw. The sports reporter women was an irritation.
Overall I thought the movie had some very strong scenes, but these scenes were very weakly interwoven into a whole. Watching it is like eating bland cereal, but with marshmallows in.
My rating:5