Despite the rather frank banality and even predictability of the plot, the film looks in one breath. Actions unfold swiftly, so for more than 2 hours of viewing for a minute do not want to break away from the screen.
However, the notorious morality, characteristic of Hollywood films, claiming the title of moral-instructive philosophical picture, causes a sufficiently strong dose of rejection.
Charlize Theron pleasantly surprised her. If at the beginning of the film it is absolutely patterned game it causes only annoyance, then from the second half of the film the quality of its play noticeably changes for the better.
Perfectly with the task assigned to him coped and Keanu Reeves.
But whatever one may say, the main advantage of the film is the impeccable Al Pacino game! With an uncharacteristic role for him (after all, we used to see him as either a gangster or a police officer), the maestro coped perfectly, giving us, the audience, a bright and memorable character.