Mon, August 10, 2026
A tight thriller and a strong studio debut for Nolan, making excellent use of its unusual setting visually and tonally. Fine work from Pacino, Williams, and a crackerjack supporting cast, but to me it’s all about Hilary Swank. It’s her story, almost more than anyone else’s: her first confrontation with darkness and moral quagmire, and having to figure out how that shapes who she’ll be from then on. Plenty of actors couldn’t have nailed the range from effervescent ambition to grave concern, into moral wrestling, and ultimate resolve as charmingly and convincingly as she does.
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