EDDIE CARR-the only reason to see this film

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2004)

I am saddened by the lack of comment(positive or negative) regarding the character of Eddie Carr(Richard Schiff). In contrast, there is much more attention given to utterly worthless characters such as Julianne Moore's or Vince Vaugh's which astonishes me. Eddie Carr is the only character worth anything in this film. In contrast to the utter stupidity of his colleagues and enemies, he stands out. When he dies, the movie dies with him(I kid you not). After his character dies, the film goes downhill. This is probably the fault of bad writing and direction regarding some unbelievable uninteresting characters who aren't worth a thing. The Eddie Carr character seems like a refugee from another film, and a much better one at that. Why did the writers kill off the most interesting character instead of one of the many expendable ones?