A good movie

After hearing so many good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out and I was expecting something great. Unfortunately, even though I thought it was indeed pretty good, I must admit that I was actually little bit disappointed by the whole thing. In my opinion, it was basically based on a gimmick which consisted in putting a film noir in a modern settings with a bunch of teenagers which was an interesting approach but it was not really mind-blowing. Somehow, this gimmick was a big critical success and, as a result, it became a cult-classic with many fans but I never thought it was really fascinating. Still, if you put this aside, it remains a well directed picture with a very good performance by the always reliable Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Later on, Gordon-Levitt would work again with Rian Johnson and they would make the even more successful ‘Looper’. On top of that, in the near future, Rian Johnson will follow up J.J. Abrams and will direct one of those new Star Wars installments so it seems that his career is doing pretty well right now. Anyway, to conclude, coming back to our main feature, even though I don’t think it is really a masterpiece, it is still a pretty good feature, a really solid directing debut, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10