Good for those, and only those, who have the taste.

Rating: 7/10 (1 September 2010)

Overall, it's a good movie, but only those people will enjoy it who will have interest in slow paced works bringing critical thinking with some sets of twists and dramas. However, many people will see 7 Oscar nominations and quickly grab the movie, and will feel disappointed in the end. This movie is not for those who only enjoy fast pace action movies.
Al Pacino and Russel Crowe are as good as they are expected. In fact, the whole cast was good, and if you are acting lovers, watch it. You will enjoy the movie.
There were some flaws in the movie too, mainly with the script. After all, it was a long movie and was slow paced. The climax seemed to start much early, but the real one was very short. When there are so many characters in a single movie, it is indeed difficult to manage them. But what does the director think? If you haven't introduced a character, and haven't even declared their names once or twice, would the viewer still get the true impression and their purpose in the storyline? Many characters were there, playing there roles in the story, who were helping the story to go forward, but their roles failed to create the instant reaction, and when they did, it seemed to be almost too late. After watching the movie, I feel like I will enjoy it more if I watch for the second time. But what about the first time? Many people will feel trouble to follow the storyline and dialogues, as they were intended to create. Many people will feel bored in the middle of the movie, trying to keep track of the twists, which are not that hard to understand, but very difficult to concentrate. No one likes to memorize every name in the movie by himself, and trying to figure out what that character is doing in the movie.
I have given it 7/10, because it could be lot better than it was. Still, I will highly recommend it to everyone, mainly because of it's cast and the topic. Although I'm a smoker myself, I do feel the importance of 'Consent'. People have every right to learn the bad consequences of Tobacco products.