It is listed as a thriller, but it is not much of that, more a drama, but a very good one, a very intelligent and future possible Sci-fi movie.
Ethan Hawke is great in the lead, with Jude law backing up, I would have thought it might have been better to do it the other way around, but it still works, Uma Thurman provides the thinking man's bit of crumpet, and acts very well. Alan Arkin is good but underused and Ernest Borgnine, the best actor in the film, just has a couple of small scenes, totally wasted.
It moves rather slowly, so could be deemed a bit boring, but it kept me interested so it can't have been boring to me, the side issue of the murder adds a lot of intrigue, and there are a few slight surprises at the end, it ends well.
I gave it a 7, if Jude Law was the lead and Alan Arkin and Ernest Borgnine used more it probably would have been better, and I would have given a higher rating, nevertheless it is a good film, and very interesting.
Ethan Hawke is great in the lead, with Jude law backing up, I would have thought it might have been better to do it the other way around, but it still works, Uma Thurman provides the thinking man's bit of crumpet, and acts very well. Alan Arkin is good but underused and Ernest Borgnine, the best actor in the film, just has a couple of small scenes, totally wasted.
It moves rather slowly, so could be deemed a bit boring, but it kept me interested so it can't have been boring to me, the side issue of the murder adds a lot of intrigue, and there are a few slight surprises at the end, it ends well.
I gave it a 7, if Jude Law was the lead and Alan Arkin and Ernest Borgnine used more it probably would have been better, and I would have given a higher rating, nevertheless it is a good film, and very interesting.