Despite my summary comment, I did enjoy this film, most especially the performances of the young men, Gosling and Pitt. I also was not familiar with the work of Ben Chaplin. He was very good and reminiscent facially of Montgomery Clift with his somewhat haunted look.
This is a Leopold Loeb/Rope type murder which Sandra Bullock sets out to solve. I'm read some negative comments about Bullock in this movie. She plays a woman not as strong as she pretends, a woman haunted by a disturbing past and, because of that, has a strong identification with her victims. If some of this sounds familiar, it's not Bullock's fault; she does a very good job of portraying this detective.
I've seen better; I've seen worse. It's a derivative story. I did think the scene between Bullock and Gosling was unrealistic bordering on ridiculous. She was, after all, a police detective, and while Gosling may have been arrogant, how stupid can one person be? And he's supposed to be smart! Also, for such a narcissistic jerk, how is it that he pegged her emotional problems so easily? Not a necessary scene.
This is a Leopold Loeb/Rope type murder which Sandra Bullock sets out to solve. I'm read some negative comments about Bullock in this movie. She plays a woman not as strong as she pretends, a woman haunted by a disturbing past and, because of that, has a strong identification with her victims. If some of this sounds familiar, it's not Bullock's fault; she does a very good job of portraying this detective.
I've seen better; I've seen worse. It's a derivative story. I did think the scene between Bullock and Gosling was unrealistic bordering on ridiculous. She was, after all, a police detective, and while Gosling may have been arrogant, how stupid can one person be? And he's supposed to be smart! Also, for such a narcissistic jerk, how is it that he pegged her emotional problems so easily? Not a necessary scene.