I could have gone as high as '9' in the rating if not for the poor editing and cinematography in the middle of the movie.
I am not a technician, I just know what I think is good work and what is bad. Charlize is a screen force to be reckoned with but her British accent was horrific. McAvoy was brilliant beginning to end.
This film starts with very harsh and choppy cuts to bring your pulse up to speed and takes a few minutes to deliver anything of substance. Not a bad thing really.
After an hour or so, the characters seem to be 'phoning it in' or the editor left the best parts on the floor. Maybe the director got distracted. I'm not really sure but I could have shortened the movie by 15 minutes and been better for lack of disappointment.
Things got better after (no spoiler) the scene in the stairwell. I feel as if I watched one movie produced by three different teams. Or, three different movies on the same script. Weird.
Loved the ending. Goodman is almost low key enough that you think he's there for just for window dressing.
I am not a technician, I just know what I think is good work and what is bad. Charlize is a screen force to be reckoned with but her British accent was horrific. McAvoy was brilliant beginning to end.
This film starts with very harsh and choppy cuts to bring your pulse up to speed and takes a few minutes to deliver anything of substance. Not a bad thing really.
After an hour or so, the characters seem to be 'phoning it in' or the editor left the best parts on the floor. Maybe the director got distracted. I'm not really sure but I could have shortened the movie by 15 minutes and been better for lack of disappointment.
Things got better after (no spoiler) the scene in the stairwell. I feel as if I watched one movie produced by three different teams. Or, three different movies on the same script. Weird.
Loved the ending. Goodman is almost low key enough that you think he's there for just for window dressing.