I loved the cop working with the killer. He's playing both side trying to save himself and stop the killer. And the added element of the endless day light was another great ingredient.
Pacino as usual gives an outstanding performance. He made me tired just watching him. He did great at his progression of looking more and more tired. And he does these little things you don't normally see actors do. I don't know if I can explain it. But he seems comfortable to the point that he's outside the box and it adds reality.
Hilary Swank was great as the young doe eyed cop. She had that look of enthusiasm and optimism in her eyes. And the way that she always looked at Pacino. She was starting out and he was ending. You can see it in both of their faces.
Robin Williams was a different but great choice. He's obviously a good actor, we've known that. But we've never seen him like this before. He has some kind of sadness in his face and voice. Something that evokes your sympathy. You didn't want to believe the he was a killer and wanted to believe his story that the murder wasn't his fault. But then his calm passivity becomes creepy and scary. You know what he did the whole time and the fact that he's this calm about it makes him scary.
This has two of the best/inventive chases I've ever seen. The foggy beach and the logs in the water. Not only does it utilize the area but it's different. Chasing someone in the fog where you can't see a thing and the killer could be right in front of you is good suspense. And on the beach with big rocks so you have to keep looking where you're going.
The logs in the water is everything dangerous: fast, always moving, with the threat of drowning and the ground is unstable. When he falls in the sound was very good at conveying the power of the crashing logs.
This was also a good remake. They took the story, made it their own and Americanized it. I hate it when a remake doesn't add anything new. If you're going to make it in a different country, make it in a different country. Don't do what "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" did. The Norwegian one is very good and worth watching.
You know you're a good director when this is your least good movie. Of course at the time this was from the guy that did "Memento." We had no idea what the future held for this great director's career. His talent is evident here. Any director could have made this movie but he really added those extra touches to make it stand out
Pacino as usual gives an outstanding performance. He made me tired just watching him. He did great at his progression of looking more and more tired. And he does these little things you don't normally see actors do. I don't know if I can explain it. But he seems comfortable to the point that he's outside the box and it adds reality.
Hilary Swank was great as the young doe eyed cop. She had that look of enthusiasm and optimism in her eyes. And the way that she always looked at Pacino. She was starting out and he was ending. You can see it in both of their faces.
Robin Williams was a different but great choice. He's obviously a good actor, we've known that. But we've never seen him like this before. He has some kind of sadness in his face and voice. Something that evokes your sympathy. You didn't want to believe the he was a killer and wanted to believe his story that the murder wasn't his fault. But then his calm passivity becomes creepy and scary. You know what he did the whole time and the fact that he's this calm about it makes him scary.
This has two of the best/inventive chases I've ever seen. The foggy beach and the logs in the water. Not only does it utilize the area but it's different. Chasing someone in the fog where you can't see a thing and the killer could be right in front of you is good suspense. And on the beach with big rocks so you have to keep looking where you're going.
The logs in the water is everything dangerous: fast, always moving, with the threat of drowning and the ground is unstable. When he falls in the sound was very good at conveying the power of the crashing logs.
This was also a good remake. They took the story, made it their own and Americanized it. I hate it when a remake doesn't add anything new. If you're going to make it in a different country, make it in a different country. Don't do what "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" did. The Norwegian one is very good and worth watching.
You know you're a good director when this is your least good movie. Of course at the time this was from the guy that did "Memento." We had no idea what the future held for this great director's career. His talent is evident here. Any director could have made this movie but he really added those extra touches to make it stand out