This 2007 film noir takes "noir" to a whole new level. Wow, what a high-octane thriller!
The film stars three of my favorites, Bruce Willis, Halle Berry, and Giovanni Ribisi. Bruce has done some great stuff, including Die Hard and The Sixth Sense. Halle has won a Best Supporting actress for her role as the spouse of a death row inmate in Monster's Ball. And I liked her in James Bond too! Ribisi was outstanding as a sleazy salesman in The Boiler Room. All shine in this very twisted, delightfully dark drama.
Without spoiling the plot for those intending to see the DVD, this reviewer can explain some basics: Halle plays Rho, a brazen journalist, whose interest in exposing corrupt politicians knows no bounds. She has a close childhood friend who is unexpectedly murdered. Now she must use the internet to try to trap the killer.
Bruce Willis plays the main suspect with perfect aplomb. He might be bad, he might not. He is definitely potentially violent, as he reveals by physically man-handling an employee he fires in the workplace.
But there are other suspects... Is it the strange journalist, played by Ribisi, who is so enamored of Rho?
Or someone else?
As the emails fly, so do our emotions. We fear for the poor girl seeking the truth via online clues. We are amazed by her courage.
The plot bends and turns, like a serpentine labyrinth, as the facts emerge. The ending is gripping and creepy!
Have fun and plan to take no popcorn breaks from this potent whodunit. Grade of A plus.
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