Even if you figure it out before the end, it's still fun to watch.

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2006)

Without the knowledge that the director is trying to deceive the audience, you wouldn't have the large contingent of people saying "I figured it out, so it's not worth watching." I figured out the ending of this movie before the movie ended. Well, I figured out most of it; there are a few twists and turns that you pretty much can't predict. The beauty of this movie is that, even when you've figured it out (and you might, if you try, but where's the fun in that?), watching two dudes be completely obsessed with a competition--and with revenge--remains compelling.
Other complaints--that the characters are cold--gets at the very nature of obsession. One of the many brilliant facets of this movie: three-dimensional characters Become one-dimensional as they are consumed by their obsession.
In summary, holy crap this movie was awesome.