This is a very slow and very boring film written and directed by Sean Penn. It's about a man, Jack Nicholson, who is obsessed with killing the ex-con who ran over his little girl several years ago.
The pacing is excruciatingly slow and the story line self-absorbed. Drama comes in the form of people lighting cigarettes and looking intense. Nicholson looks like crap. Nicholson's ex-girl friend, Angelica Huston, is dragged into this mess as is Penn's wife, Robin Wright.
There are zero redeeming qualities to this film. It isn't very good entertainment because of the sloppy direction, and the acting performances are weak. It might have made a decent twenty minute student film project, but at nearly two hours long, it's a dud.
I recommend viewers pass on this one.
The pacing is excruciatingly slow and the story line self-absorbed. Drama comes in the form of people lighting cigarettes and looking intense. Nicholson looks like crap. Nicholson's ex-girl friend, Angelica Huston, is dragged into this mess as is Penn's wife, Robin Wright.
There are zero redeeming qualities to this film. It isn't very good entertainment because of the sloppy direction, and the acting performances are weak. It might have made a decent twenty minute student film project, but at nearly two hours long, it's a dud.
I recommend viewers pass on this one.