A long "drag"

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 1999)

Al Pacino is his usual brilliant self. Russell Crowe impresses while playing a character much older than he is. And a good story. But in typical Michael Mann style, the film could use some editing. It drags on much longer than is necessary while Mann holds scenes, inserts seemingly random camera shots, plays with focus, and does his hand-held thing way too much. Most of the theatre began checking their watches at a certain point. In the end, it's still a good movie. But unfortunately, the running time took away from my overall enjoyment. Lose 20 minutes and it becomes a great movie.