À Sangue Frio

This is not for the moronic MTV generation who needs their entertainment stupid, fast, and spoken in baby-talk. This is a movie for adults. It's an entertainment-as-heck movie. The action is superbly shot and the scenes where there's only dialogue is just as well-shot and paced. For a first picture, it's amazing what McQuarrie has done.

There is absolutely nothing in this movie that you could have predicted. Yes, yes, the plot is similar to a hundred movies. Robbery/kidnapping goes awry, criminals attack/shootout at end. Yes, yes, we get all that. But besides all those points, and you go see this movie and you can come out and tell me you KNEW what was going to happen in the scene coming up, you're a liar.

I've seen thousands of movies and this one made me sit up and take notice. it's bloody as heck. There's ton of gunplay, and the c section in the Mexican hotel will make you squirm in your seat. The gunfire is loud (as gunfire should be) and will make you jump whenever someone fires a gun.

If you like well-made action, this movie's for you. The Third Act shootout alone was worth the price of admission. I'm waiting for a Part Two myself.