Hmm...
I think my comments to my sister as we were leaving summed this up. I'm glad I saw it, but I can't say I enjoyed it.
The talent on display is quite impressive. I was a little worried by the marketing blurb that Mickey Rourke gives the performance of his career, since it's a little like saying Aaron Eckart's performance in The Dark Knight was better than in The Core. It's not saying much. Cheese left out in the sun for three days gives a better performance that Aaron Eckart did in The Core. The phrase can be interpreted in different ways.
The trailer leads you to believe that it's a "Man screws up in the past, then gets his life back together" movie. It's not.
Still, it was very emotive. Powerful performances from many of the cast, and Mickey Rourke does a very good job portraying his character. He conveys the emotions superbly.
A little squeamish in places, and with an odd mixture of camera styles. Sometimes it's very documentary with the camera following a character and all you see is their back, other times it's very cinematic, panning around and showing the characters in a landscape.
Totally impossible to score on the Saxon Film Scale, and not one that I can think of a suitable quote for.
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