Reviews

This is one hell of a terrific, but TOUGH entertainment. Maniacally brutal, yes!...but it is a tale of the finding of a brutal maniac. Angelina Jolie shows that she really has it as a film actress, as does Queen Latifah, in a lesser role. The film is very slickly lensed and certainly well edited. The pulsating and driving music is not only well composed but extremely well scored. We should all keep an ear out for Craig Armstrong's next film score. While the story is extreme, to say the least, and does get somewhat "stretched" in the last reel, this is a movie that will be of interest to anyone who wants to see what Hollywood is up to today with suspense thrillers. CAVEAT!....If brutality interferes with your appreciation of good film making, stay away from this picture.

A serious and interesting subject treated as fluff, both in its direction and cinematography.

Sandra Bullock continues to avoid portraying anyone other than herself. Her performance is stet and negligible.

The saving grace of the film are performances by other actors showing their craft; namely, Viggo Mortensen, Azura Skye and Alan Tudyk.

Not the worst film of the year, but a contender for same.

Arguably the magnum opus of the silent screen. It must seen to be believed! One can only wonder what the film would have been like had it been made a few later, after the advent of sound. Would appreciate any information regarding the original score. The version we saw on TCM has what seems to be a new soundtrack