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Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2005)

Russell Crowe turns inn what is quite possibly his best performance to date as a man coming to terms with what he feels is the right thing to do and what he feels is maybe the easiest thing to do.The supporting cast does an excellent job as well with everyone bringing a great deal of drama to a story that is already riddled with it. The cinematography inn this film is absolutely exceptional with the camera most of the time being hand held right up there in the actors faces. Crowe earned his first Oscar nomination for his role in this film along side Oscar veteran Al Pacino. The key ingredient though in all of this talent being shown is the man behind it all. I am speaking of course about one the best and brightest filmmakers working today, Michael Mann.