CrazyLazy99

A lot of movies I like I have to admit have faults; This is not one of them. You can say whatever you want about this film to me, I don't care. This dark, twisted, incredibly smart masterpiece has not left my mind since I first saw it a week after it opened. Naturally, I was hyped up, but not expecting it to surpass the excellent Batman Begins (with the memory of Spider-Man 3 STILL ringing in my ears), but this movie kills my pessimism. From its crime drama undertones, to its fantastic set-pieces, it all perfectly melds together with thematic depth that most films period, can't fathom. Also, every character is solidly explored, and the film never sacrifices story for character and vice-versa, nor does the action or plot interfere with each other. Every action sequence is just an inevitable confrontation to move the plot and the characters forward, a move that summer movies and Academy-Award films both shamelessly reject.

This may be my favorite movie. Don't tell me how its "just" an action movie, or how The Godfather is the most complex film ever: it is boring and unimmersive. The Dark Knight is incredible.

Now, its not the worst movie ever, but its really not much better than...oh, Spider-Man 3. (I'm still angry about that movie). Its weighed down by numerous factors, including acting, tone, and action. I watched this in World History and I wondered: "Why can't we watch a good movie?" What made it even worse was that people were in awe over it. I heard GASP! OH MY GOSH! Are you kidding me? What are you going to do if you watch a good movie, like Saving Private Ryan? Die? First, the acting was mediocre to bad. But the writing was complete weakness. The dialogue was Pearl Harbor bad and as a result the acting was almost as crappy. Also, the tone was overly sentimental. I mean like it thought it was going to make everyone cry. The music would come in at the perfect time to form a cliché. Shutup! It made me embarrassed. The action was uninspired mostly. At times, it was pretty good. There was one moment that actually thrilled. But most of the time it was just decent at the best. The CGI was also mediocre and sometimes terrible. The critics are right: it was always unconvincing.

Don't watch it. It's bad.

Am I the only one who was on the edge of my seat for this one. I just saw it last night(most of it) and nobody told me it was so good. I wasn't assuming a crap fest exactly (Cate Blanchett) but I didn't I'd like it this much and for it to be this kind of movie. I was also introduced to Judi Dench's excellent acting skills. She and Blanchett work together on-screen excellently. They feed off of each other's characters. This is a character-study, so that is needed, and their characters deepen and become more well rounded from the other's actions or dialogue.

Bottom line: This is a very suspenseful character study. It's not perfect, but the acting is superb and story development (and character development for that matter) is gripping. See it.