Well, other than the usual wise-cracker we're used to seeing. NOT HIS fault; I assure you. The roles he's played up till this one have een -for lack of a better phrase- tailor-made for him. Or visa-versa. He's played each of his roles deftly and just the way they should be played.
That said, I feel -more than ever after seeing this film- he's under-cast. Apparently, there's many other more challenging roles out there that he would have, and will be great in. Hollywood, expand this man's range of choices for lead roles. Great job to Denis Leary.
The movie had no action. None. And it was spell-binding nevertheless. A truly great and rare totally plot-driven movie. The direction and Leary's wittiness carries the whole movie and pulls you into the plot, once the plot is finally revealed.
The actress, Davis was it? She could have played in 'Artificial Intelligence' perfectly. She carried a blank expression throughout the entire film. Now, she's a great actress, though this film wouldn't be a testament to that. ON PURPOSE I'm sure in that the director, no doubt, wanted her to almost be a painting, slowly coming to life.
AND, I might add: SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER. P.S. I'll try not to make it too detailed: The character obviously had her reasons for keeping her emotions out of the equation, since she knew all along...
Okay no more spoiling. Watch this movie when you're wide awake. I think if it had been late and I sleepy, I would have had trouble, not because the movie is boring, but there's no bell's or whistle's and I would have been cheated out of seeing the entire piece of art.
overall 8/10; I just need a little more action, but that's my problem.
That said, I feel -more than ever after seeing this film- he's under-cast. Apparently, there's many other more challenging roles out there that he would have, and will be great in. Hollywood, expand this man's range of choices for lead roles. Great job to Denis Leary.
The movie had no action. None. And it was spell-binding nevertheless. A truly great and rare totally plot-driven movie. The direction and Leary's wittiness carries the whole movie and pulls you into the plot, once the plot is finally revealed.
The actress, Davis was it? She could have played in 'Artificial Intelligence' perfectly. She carried a blank expression throughout the entire film. Now, she's a great actress, though this film wouldn't be a testament to that. ON PURPOSE I'm sure in that the director, no doubt, wanted her to almost be a painting, slowly coming to life.
AND, I might add: SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER. P.S. I'll try not to make it too detailed: The character obviously had her reasons for keeping her emotions out of the equation, since she knew all along...
Okay no more spoiling. Watch this movie when you're wide awake. I think if it had been late and I sleepy, I would have had trouble, not because the movie is boring, but there's no bell's or whistle's and I would have been cheated out of seeing the entire piece of art.
overall 8/10; I just need a little more action, but that's my problem.