Most directors tend to stumble for their second film, others far exceed them while Duncan fits nicely in between those two extremes and follows up his very impressive debut, Moon, with this well-executed thriller.While this is more mainstream than Moon was it doesn't make the film any less thought provoking and exciting, if anything it exceeded my expectations. Based on what the film industry is churning out recently this film particularly stands out for me.
But all the credit shouldn't be down to Duncan. The script is really well written with some smart dialogue and a cleverly crafted story that keeps you guessing. Jake Gyllenhaal also gives a very convincing performance along with a great supporting cast that overall will make this film go down as probably one of the more underrated films this side of the summer blockbusters.
I had a feeling this would be a good one, plus i think jake gyllenhaal is a good actor, im looking forward to seeing it (i wanted to see it on sat, but we ended up watching insidious instead)
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ReplyDeleteI'm seeing this tonight! My co-worker keeps telling me how horrible it is but i think the plot is very interesting. He just doesn't dig Jake's acting.
ReplyDeleteSurprising review, I thought this looked bad. I'll give it a go.
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