krillin123

the great acting was about the best part of this for me. I also liked the storyline; it was deep enough but not so that you get too confused about why the things that are happening are happening. It was good to see lots of different and interesting locations: Berlin and Paris (I always wondered how the elevators went up the curved legs) in particular. The script was no slacker either. On top of the normal discussion you had witty one liners to lighten the mood. I thought it was charming how they started out (Hackman and Baryshnikov that is) as 'business men' doing their respective jobs, playing their roles but then became attached to one another and thus fought together. I also liked the mysteriousness of the ending. The 'where are the going to go now?' factor is usually a good touch. If anything was wrong with it I would've liked a little more action. The only real action scene I recall was the shootout in the subway. Other than that they were just running from baddies and jumping out of windows, which was entertaining but more confrontation would have been appreciated.

Some films are just incredible because they make you think about yourself and question your morals and principles and stuff. This is one of those and that's why it's so great. I think this is Norton's best performance to date (though he was great in The Score) and Pitt, well, I have trouble complimenting him because he was so believable that I still hate him for being a stupid manipulative imaginary 'friend'. I can't wait to read the book because they're always so much more detailed and this story obviously has near infinite depth. The major twist (every one probably knows about it any way) makes the ending to this film one of the more inventive and meticulously planned ever. Besides the credit well deserved by the writer, the film is great also due to the way it's shot. In particular I noticed the lighting always gave the right effect as did the music.