A very good film.

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2000)

I dislike most of Bruce Willis' performances yet his performance here is excellent. The other performances are wonderful too, particularly Robin Wright Penn's, another actor whose previous performances rang hollow for me. The direction was marvelous and the writing literate and cogent. I can't believe that more critics aren't raving about this film. Makes me wonder what they're reacting to. This is a bizarre mystery fantasy where it's necessary to completely suspend disbelief. I found the writer/producer/director not only made it possible to do, but compelling. A very good (not great) story told as well as just about any film has ever told a story.