I watched this film for the first time recently. It’s an eerie film—a slow burner that chips away at your pre-conceived notions until it sucks you in.

It could be easily renamed The Brad Pitt film because it’s mostly him being macho around other macho men.

It’s a nice looking film. It’s simple and it doesn’t try too hard, like a lot of other films in its genre. It creates a mood and it sticks to it.

The cinematographer was Wally Pfister, who has feaured in other blog posts on this site. I like his work. It has a safe, yet unique style that sucks you into the cinema experience, even if you’re watching at home.