Brilliantly and precisely casted

Rating: 9/10 (14 October 2011)

The casting for this movie is so near perfect that you wish other movies could get it as right as this movie does. Many movies have very intelligent writing and ideas, but the casting is wrong and it ends up reducing the intellectual value and authenticity of the movie.
All the major characters in this movie are casted with perfect actors that precisely capture the psychological depth behind the characters and the ideas in the writing. I had only one minor complaint in the casting of the prostitute whose body type was perfect for the part, but was a little too worn out and rugged looking. A younger, milkier, but slightly worn looking full figured woman would have lent the scene greater beauty and power and by contrast would have more realistically conveyed Hauptmann's need and loneliness.
The script is ideologically flawless, the ideas are intelligent and intuitive, it's incredibly sexy, and it is a very intelligently made movie. I don't see movies this precise, accurate, wise, and pointed very often. Recommended highly.