Noir at its best

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2011)

Forget M. Night Shyamalan with his plot holes and fall-apart final acts, this film has, unarguably, the most well-executed finale of this sort, at least of the 90s! Great writing, shuffling time frame to keep you on your feet, details and full scenes that see completely different the second time you see it, and brilliantly played from top to bottom, this is Film Noir at its best! The fact Bryan Singer was a young first-time director makes the whole thing all the more incredible to watch; you simply can't believe this is the product of a crew healmed by somebody so supposedly inexperienced. In his own words, perhaps if he tried to make this now, he wouldn't be able to......so I say, thanks goodness it came to him when it did! To say anything else would be to spoil the experience....just see it!