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Created Mar 02, 2008 12:16PM PST • Edited Mar 02, 2008 12:16PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   This movie was a thorough entertainer. Not only ywas there non stop action in this crime thriller, but the movie goes in phases. Just when you think the story is coming to a logical conclusion, it keeps going, adding new twists to the story. I think Casey Affleck is perfectly cast in the role as the morally convicted private detective, Ed Harris is also a joy to watch as the cop assigned to the task, and of course Morgan Freeman as the seasoned old commander is a natural. What is best about this movie is that you eventually discover that it isn’t just the thrilling chase that entertains you, it is the thought provoking reality that it confronts you with.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

5. Male Stars Really Great 4.5

6. Female Stars Really Great 4.5

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

   Michelle Monaghan was the only disappointment for me. Cute to be sure — but she didn’t add a lot to anything that was going on, and instead was overpowered by the other actors.

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 2.7

17. Sex Erotic 2.7

18. Violence Brutal 2.7

19. Rudeness Profane 2.7

21. Reality

    Glib 1.7

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.7

23. Biological Glib 1.7

24. Physical Glib 1.7