A good movie

I already saw this movie but since my wife has a weak spot for the genre, I thought I might as well re-watch it with her. Well, even though my wife did like it, to be honest, I enjoyed it more the first time around but it is probably because I already knew how it would end. Anyway, even if it was nothing really original, I still think it was not bad at all. Basically, it turned out to be one of these good old serial killer thrillers that they used to make back in the 90’s and not only it had been a while since I saw a movie in this genre but it turned out to be actually pretty solid. It was rather surprising that it was coming from John Lee Hancock who had been a rather uninspired director so far but, here, the mood was pretty much pitch-perfect. On top of that, there was a great cast with 3 Academy Awards winners (Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto) and they were all at the top of their game. However, I wish that Malek’s character would have remained more consistent, like the 2 other main characters. Indeed, he started as cocky and confident but ended up as a total wreck but I guess it was one of the goals of this movie, to show that cops are no super-heroes, that they are human like anyone else and the psychological toll of their work can be huge and sometimes even irreversible. Another thing I did appreciate with this movie was that, at the end, the case remained unresolved which was pretty bold. Eventually, the whole murder case remained an enigma which was pretty neat. To be honest, I think it was pretty obvious that Sparma was not the killer (but maybe he was the peeping Tom looking from the other side of the street?). Indeed, the way he walked was completely different than the way the killer walked while chasing the blonde girl during the opening scene. Anyway, to conclude, even if was nothing ground-breaking, it turned out to be a solid thriller though and I think it is worth look, especially if you like the genre.