A noir masterwork with a delicious De Palma twist, without a doubt one of the best films of the year. Shrouded in mystery, the story unravels rather cloudily, but by the end everything is revealed perfectly and quite clearly considering how thick the whole mess of events is. Hartnett is startlingly effective as the prototypical film noir lead, and he's surrounded by a very well cast group of actors who all handle themselves very well. The script, while not as obviously brilliant as L. A. Confidential was, is still a very admirably constructed one, and De Palma shows the skill of an old pro. His idol (Alfred Hitchcock) would be proud of this work, that calls to mind 1972's Frenzy.
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