Deeply flawed

Rating: Null/10 (14 December 2001)

Crowe's latest is one of those movies that make you wonder exactly who was in the pitch meeting... and the commendable performance of the cast and DP simply cannot mask the tortured dialogue throughout and the painful exposition that comes 70+ minutes in. Hitchcock (whose name has been invoked by those who like this film) never had to resort to anything so belabored.