The plot is interesting. With two and a half hours of footage, the film takes its time to create the labyrinthine path of the case. For those who like this type of film, it is a necessary time, but for those who lack patience, it can be a bit stressful.
Acting
Hugh Jackman in a role quite comfortable for him, carrying a performance with a style we have already seen and consistent with roles that have brought him to fame, I find him a great character, with flaws, obsessions, but with a great love for his family, which takes him to the end to bring the most important people in his life back together.
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Jake Gyllenhaal plays a detective and investigator role that he has also played before, so he does quite well from a certain point of view, but in my opinion, Hugh Jackman is the one who represents the character we will remember the most in this film.
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Is it difficult to solve the case?
It is not as easy as we might think, because the script makes us doubt on several occasions, so it is not so simple, but there are revealing scenes where we can find the case a few minutes before its revelation or plot twist, in my case, I must confess that I could not hit the case, just minutes before that revealing point of the film.
Rating
7.5 ⭐
Final Opinion
It is an entertaining film, which leads us to understand even psychological aspects of both the father of the family, the detective and the antagonist. Covering psychological profiles always spices up this kind of narrative very well increasing its appreciation.
For me, it is a film with a correct running time, of course, there will be those who prefer to see something shorter and it is totally understandable.
In the end we have a 2013 film, which I recommend watching for all the context, the performances and aspects that can get out of control for the father of the family. I recommend it.
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