A very good movie

Sidney Lumet has recently passed away and this was his last directing effort. During his very long career, Lumet has directed a few classics (12 angry men, Dod day afternoon, Serpico,...) and a also few stinkers (The wiz, Gloria,...). So, this was Lumet's final feature and I must say, it was a great way to finish such an illustrious career and I guess this one will go in the category "underrated/unknown gem". First of all, there was an impressive cast (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei) and they all delivered some terrific performances but, above all, I thought that the directing was really amazing. Indeed, when you think about it, the story is nothing really amazing but it is way it was told that made it so spellbinding to watch. 50 years earlier, Lumet directed the amazing '12 Angry men', which still stands as one of the best movie ever made and, here, with this final movie, with a completely different directing style, he gave another great piece of cinema. To conclude, this flick was just fascinating, in my opinion, it is a really underrated movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Sidney Lumet's work.

8/10