A good movie

It has been a while since I have seen this flick (I'm actually pretty sure that I actually saw it in the movie theater when it was released in fact). Anyway, it is one of the more obscure and less ambitious features directed by Oliver Stone but I thought it was thoroughly enjoyable. Basically, instead of the rather heavy historical and/or political dramas which had become Oliver Stone's specialty, it seems that this time, he just wanted to have some fun, so he decided to make this flick which is some kind of neo-film noir and even though it is nothing amazing whatsoever, it still believe it was a decent effort in this genre. Indeed, even though the story was nothing really original and was rather predictable, I really enjoyed the directing and there was a terrific cast (Sean Penn, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Powers Boothe, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Liv Tyler). Finally, it is not very often that you get to see a pretty good movie starring Jennifer Lopez, that is already noteworthy on its own, don’t you think ? To conclude, I think it is a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Oliver Stone's work.

7/10