not really into these types of movies

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2009)

I am not really a fan of movies based extremely loosely on real life events or people. The only thing that set this movie apart was Whitaker and McAvoy. The story was meh and the writing was meh. The directing was nothing special, but what a performance by Whitaker. This will down in my memory as one of most memorable performances of all time for me. He really was electric to watch and hard to take your eyes off. He really propelled the movie into something that was actually enjoyable to watch. I have to say that I was pretty impressed by James McAvoy and I think he has a lot of potential and if he manages his career well has a hopeful future as an actor. I guess there is not a lot more to say about this movie. I loved watching Whitaker and that was about it. Whitaker is the only reason this movie is an 8 and not higher.