The film displays the life of professional criminals and police men as their work and home life conflict with each other. It sends an interesting message by showing people of very opposite professions finding common ground that they are, surprisingly, able to relate to each other on. I found the story to be a little bit too much to take in at times, but once I put together the pieces of the very complex puzzle of a story, I really appreciated it. It was an un-simplisitc tangle of overlapping characters with their own unique stories. This allowed the audience to deeply understand both the criminal and the police officers and not only sympathize and root for both of them, but realize how similar they actually are. The intense plot line allowed for a very suspenseful movie with exceptional action scenes. I was very impressed with how the lens-flare-scattered action sequences successfully put me on edge by using emotion-revealing close up shots, switching the camera quickly from opponent to opponent and incorporating the a couple point of view shots. It demonstrated very skillful camera work. The gripping performances from the actors in this film greatly contributed to it's mood and overall impressiveness as well. The fairly experienced and talented cast put an admirable effort into convincingly portraying their characters and generating the appropriate emotions for each scene. This was effective in allowing the audience to comprehend their feelings and better understand their character. The attachment that is, in effect, created, adds to the suspense of the film as the audience feels a connection with the character they are cheering for.
knew what they were doing and all their expertise put together made for a fantastic, extremely thrilling, emotional and unique film. Despite slight confusion, regarding the story, I loved this film and strongly recommend it to suspense lovers!
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