This film was enjoyable without ever really thrilling the audience. It seemed to be a "safe" option for Kevin Spacey's directorial debut. He managed to assemble a fantastic cast for not very fantastic roles. The cast all do well without anyone really excelling. To be honest I thought Matt Dillon was a bit over the top with his hard man role which I dont think he really pulled off, on the other hand Fichtner was suitably scary as the cliched "nutter".
There are some nice touches in this film as well as a great scene where the policeman is interviewed by the nosy reporter.
Overall a good film but Spacey must take more risks as a director if he is to carve out as good a directing career as his acting one.
There are some nice touches in this film as well as a great scene where the policeman is interviewed by the nosy reporter.
Overall a good film but Spacey must take more risks as a director if he is to carve out as good a directing career as his acting one.