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Created Oct 01, 2007 02:14AM PST • Edited Oct 01, 2007 02:16AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   A fine thriller with Anthony Hopkins playing his patented role as brilliant murderer. Here he’s not the savage Lector, just a cuckolded husband determined to get even.

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   Young Ryan Gosling isn’t an overpowering actor, but he seems to gather strength as the movie goes along, ably standing up to Hopkins’ charisma and fierce intellect.

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars OK 2.5

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

    The story and script are especially well crafted, doubling back to pick up clues artfully placed earlier, and deftly building up the cat and mouse game between Hopkins and first one then another officer of the court.

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Good 3.0

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 2.7

17. Sex Titillating 2.1

18. Violence Brutal 3.1

19. Rudeness Profane 3.0

21. Reality

    Glib 1.7

22. Circumstantial Surreal 3.0

23. Biological Glib 1.1

24. Physical Glib 1.1