Story: 8...some people will complain there's not enough backstory or that the ending isn't complete, but that's not the point of the story! This is such a great premise. Everything we need to know about Vincent and Max is contained in one night's adventure. Brilliant storytelling by Mann yet again. My only beef is that the last fifteen minutes becomes a cliché stalker thriller where the bad guy just won't die! Script: 9...straight, no wasted dialogue, philosophical and surprisingly funny Performances: 8...two leads totally kill it. Bardem is the best small part. Ruffalo looks too ironically undercover for his turn to be taken seriously. Everyone else is so-so. Misc.: 7...clearly an experiment with digital recording. Works for the most part and gives LA at night a very gritty, lonely feel. Soundtrack and score are average, elevated by the Audioslave wolf scene. Influence: 7...not as memorable or impactful as it should be. Cruise's only real bad guy character is soooo good. Great modern noir gets overlooked. Overall: 8
Shout by JoshBlockedParent2022-03-19T14:50:42Z
Story: 8...some people will complain there's not enough backstory or that the ending isn't complete, but that's not the point of the story! This is such a great premise. Everything we need to know about Vincent and Max is contained in one night's adventure. Brilliant storytelling by Mann yet again. My only beef is that the last fifteen minutes becomes a cliché stalker thriller where the bad guy just won't die!
Script: 9...straight, no wasted dialogue, philosophical and surprisingly funny
Performances: 8...two leads totally kill it. Bardem is the best small part. Ruffalo looks too ironically undercover for his turn to be taken seriously. Everyone else is so-so.
Misc.: 7...clearly an experiment with digital recording. Works for the most part and gives LA at night a very gritty, lonely feel. Soundtrack and score are average, elevated by the Audioslave wolf scene.
Influence: 7...not as memorable or impactful as it should be. Cruise's only real bad guy character is soooo good. Great modern noir gets overlooked.
Overall: 8