In which Madeline Stowe lays waste to an unsuspecting Ed Harris. The film is plagued by trite dialogue and ham-handed direction. But there is a real spark between Harris and Stowe that sustains interest.

A good movie. It gets the extra half star because of the ending. Was a very pleasing one.

So cop falls in love with woman who "accidentally" kills her husband, he helps her cover it up, suspense ensues. Sound familiar? Probably becuase it sou... (read more) A good movie. It gets the extra half star because of the ending. Was a very pleasing one.

So cop falls in love with woman who "accidentally" kills her husband, he helps her cover it up, suspense ensues. Sound familiar? Probably becuase it sounds like almost every film noir ever made. Which is far from a bad thing.

Del Toro and Harris are good, if not outstanding leads but Madeline Stowe effectively pulls off the "is she or isn't she?" thing very well. Pity Charles Dance is wasted (pun intended), not to mention he does a hammy southern US accent.

Soon enough Harris's world comes crashing down around him for helping her, after all nothing is ever simple, but the movie really comes into it's own in the last twenty minutes. Cue twist i didn't see coming and cool ending.

If you're scared of venturing off into Noir-land cos you hate black and white film or really dated movies, ease yourself in with the likes of this and LA Confidential. Definitely worth a watch.

A film noir in the classic tradition. The film has a moody atmosphere and a plot rife with noir motifs (hard boiled dialog, femme fatales, double and triple crosses, and so on). However, the film isn't very original as it relies a little to hevily on... (read more) A film noir in the classic tradition. The film has a moody atmosphere and a plot rife with noir motifs (hard boiled dialog, femme fatales, double and triple crosses, and so on). However, the film isn't very original as it relies a little to hevily on noir conventions, thus making it fairly predicable (despite having several interesting plot twists). On the other hand, I believe the film is operating more as an homage to noir films rather than trying to be an entry within the noir canon. Overall, a tight and focused thriller... it trims all the fat and only seeks to provide a lean thriller... And as a result it doesn't try anything more than to be just that. Good but nothing noteworthy.

Don't remember a lot about this movie I just know that it was decent but I haven't really seen Ed Harris do a decent job in a movie since History of Violence but I love Benicio del Toro lots.