Predictable, but entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2006)

Like some others who have posted, I figured some things out about 20 minutes before I was supposed to, but I was still entertained by the ride. The foreshadowing was a bit obvious, however, Norton and Giamatti were outstanding and Jessica Biel held her own, although her part was far more shallow. And despite the predictability of many plot lines, the filmmakers did a great job with Giamatti's chief of police character -- I was never quite sure where he was coming from or how he fit in.
Great work for a first-time writer/director. Curious to see how it will fare at the box office (I saw a preview screening in Baltimore).