Great Movie! With Fantastic Performances All Around!
This was a great movie with some fantastic performances by all involved!, especially Rourke, Freeman, and Henriksen!. It's a powerful film, and i really felt sorry for Rourke's character. It kept me hooked all the way through, with it's disturbing images, and and interesting story. The ending is very sad, and Henriksen is really brutal , and extremely menacing as the main villain. Perfect casting choices all around, i truly enjoyed this movie. The Direction is very good. Walter Hill, does a very good job here, keeping the film at an excellent pace, and keeping it grim and engrossing throughout!. There is a bit of blood. We get lots of extremely bloody gunshot wounds, harsh bloody beatings, and some knife slices. The Acting is EXCELLENT!. Mickey Rourke, is AMAZING here , he is one of the most underrated actors out there, his performance here is simply amazing, he is extremely likable, and ya really feel for him, his chemistry with Elizabeth McGovern is very good, and overall i just really dig this guy. Ellen Barkin, is good here, but got on my nerves a couple times and i though she over did it at times as well. Elizabeth McGovern, is good with what she had to do, and had good chemistry with Rourke, decent looking as well.Morgan Freeman, is AMAZING here as always, he is very likable, and did his job extremely well!, he is one of the best actors of all time in my opinion. Lance Henriksen is is also AWESOME as as always, he can do this role in his sleep, but damn is he fun to watch!, and he was extremely menacing. Forest Whitaker, is good as the doctor i liked him. Overall i highly suggest you see this one! ***1/2 out of 5score 8/10
callanvass 10 March 2005
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