A very good movie

Since I kept hearing good things about this movie, I became quite curious it and I really wanted to check it out. I always thought that Doug Liman was an intriguing director but he never seemed to break through in a big way and I’m afraid his upcoming blockbuster ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ starring Tom Cruise won’t improve his status. Anyway, this movie must be the most popular one he has made so far (though ‘Swingers’ which I still need to see is pretty popular and ‘The Bourne Identity’ is actually one of the best action flicks ever made). Coming back to our main feature, I thought it was indeed a pretty good flick with some pretty shady characters. Indeed, there was a pretty nice cast (Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf, Timothy Olyphant, William Fichtner, Taye Diggs, and Melissa McCarthy) and they all delivered some solid performances. It is another example that Katie Holmes was actually quite a promising actress before she got involved with Tom Cruise. In the meantime, they have already divorced and you wonder if her career will ever recover. To be honest, I don’t think it was really that amazing, it surfs too much on the hype and quirky vibe, but it still remains a fun and very well made flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10