A good movie

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. This movie was actually quite a milestone. Indeed, it would be basically the last time that Clint Eastwood would play the lead in the major motion-picture directed by someone else than himself (eventually, almost 20 years later, he would finally work for someone else again for ‘Trouble with the Curve’ but it was something rather minor). Back then, Rene Russo was still on the A-list and, together, they had some really good chemistry. Anyway, back to our main feature, it was some perfect material for Eastwood and it is rather difficult to imagine another actor for this part. Concerning John Malkovich, he was maybe not your typical flashy over-the-top psychopath but that made his character ever more compelling to behold. On top of that, even though it might seem to be a fairly standard and generic tale, it was actually rather realistic, at least for this genre, and above all, it was terribly effective. To conclude, even though it was probably not a real masterpiece, it was still a solid and really entertaining thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.