A good movie

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Basically, Johnny Depp showed up in this movie just before becoming a huge star with ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ and I wonder if it would attract any audience if it was released nowadays. Personally, I always had some mixed feelings about this flick. Indeed, on one hand, it was a decent (supposedly) true story, there was a really nice cast involved (Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths) and they all delivered some decent performances but, on the other hand, it still was missing something to be truly remarkable. I mean, if you would put it aside some really amazing crime features like ‘Goodfellas’, for example, it is actually rather forgettable. Concerning Ted Demme, this movie finally got him the attention of the mainstream audience but, unfortunately, he would die about a year later, ironically with some cocaine in his system. To conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you are interested in Johnny Depp’s work.