I can't understand the low rating.
It actually is a good movie, not a masterpiece for the ages (it should really be an 8, IMO but gave more hoping to rebalance the misguiding rating).
The movie is well made, the ambiance and time set are credible, the acting is more than decent (with some characters like the inspector/s, the lawyer, etc quite well cast) the plot a bit long winded but credible for the most part (in order to avoid spoilers I cannot tell which part seems less so).
To sum it up while I rarely watch a whole long movie in one sitting I went through this like a breeze and without a yawn. That's quite an accomplishment in my judgement and will look for other works by this director.
It actually is a good movie, not a masterpiece for the ages (it should really be an 8, IMO but gave more hoping to rebalance the misguiding rating).
The movie is well made, the ambiance and time set are credible, the acting is more than decent (with some characters like the inspector/s, the lawyer, etc quite well cast) the plot a bit long winded but credible for the most part (in order to avoid spoilers I cannot tell which part seems less so).
To sum it up while I rarely watch a whole long movie in one sitting I went through this like a breeze and without a yawn. That's quite an accomplishment in my judgement and will look for other works by this director.