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Directed by: Scott Frank Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode I stink at writing but here it goes. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (of 3rd Rock from the Sun fame) stars as a formerly young, bright, athletic guy who loses 2 of his best friends in a horrible auto accident. Due to this accident, he comes out of the accident with diminished mental abilities(not retarded, just slow at some things, memory loss). He takes a job at a bank, is involved in a bank heist. This is one of the most interesting movies I have seen in a long time, you think you know what is going to happen but then something changes. Other people have said it is like Fargo without the humor, I would have to agree. The characters, especially the bank manager and night time security guard act and talk like they came straight out of that movie. RATING: 5.5 PROS: Many twists and turns in the storyline, you can't figure out what is going to happen next. CONS: Some plot holes, but this is with all movies ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427470/
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Apr 2, 2007 04:34
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I thought it was good, but not OH MY GOD CAN YOU BELIEVE HOW AWESOME THAT WAS good. I think people are hyping it a bit too much. 4.5/5
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Apr 2, 2007 05:38
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IMO, Jeff Daniels' character is what made this movie enjoyable. Four outta five for me.
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Apr 2, 2007 17:21
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I thought this was really just middle of the road. Nothing stood out to me as a great performance, but there were no major problems. The ending was a little lackluster for me, though it was refreshing that it strayed from the now typical "twist formula" of plenty of recent films. 3/5
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Apr 13, 2007 03:58
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An enjoyable movie, but stumbled with the: -stupid action sequences -bad acting (as well as bad accents) -cliched "intimidating guy wearing sunglasses" characters The main character was sympathetic thanks to JGL's acting. You would not watch this for the bank robbery, you would watch this because you want to see a mildly entertaining movie with a couple of poignant moments. At the beginning I thought it would be slow, thoughtful and in-depth character exploration but towards the end it focused more on "suspense" and a money/hostage situation. My favourite part was "I thought I was good looking". 3/5
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Aug 13, 2007 13:53
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I really loved this movie, it was really refreshing. It had some great characters and was very well acted and directed. 5/5
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Sep 27, 2007 07:02
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Surprisingly good film, Gordon-Levitt and Daniels fit together very well, and Gordon-Levitt's performance is stunning. 4.5/5
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Oct 2, 2007 08:17
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I saw this on DVD, having not been too impressed with the trailers. But after I saw Brick (another Gordon-Levitt crime movie), and loved it, I figured I should give it a try. I was not at all disappointed. The similarities to Fargo (setting, crime, bad guys) are there, but the main character, and Gordon-Levitt's performance, is what makes the difference. This is a young man who thought he had the world at his fingertips, and we get little hints that perhaps he was not that good a person before the accident that damaged his brain. At any rate, although he repeatedly tells people he wants to go back to the way it was, (one of the villains snakily promises him that even though he can't, he can at least buy the benefits of doing so), the fact is that our picture of him before the accident is that he was, at best, a mediocre human being. In the end he does what he does because of what he's lost, not because of what he wants to gain. That makes this movie a standout, and very different from Fargo on every level. 4/5 - and Gordon-Levitt will be back. He is one of the best young actors working today.
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