How many wrongs does it take to make it right?
I just saw this movie two days ago and it reminded me of the chills that can run down my spine. It's amazing to see Jodie Foster having this kind of "I am Legend" aura, dressing as an average New Yorker during the day, and going vigilante at night. Her acting was phenomenal. Her eyes.. well, there were countless scenes wherein her eyes would lack that shine, it's like she could control it. As Shakespeare said "The eyes are the windows to the soul,"- this is the perfect example. You could tell that she really knew what Erica Bain was like, inside-out. I give her a ten out of ten and an Academy Award if possible.
As for the story, though, it was standard. It was good, yes. But it wasn't something that I haven't seen before. To be honest, I've created a handful of stories like that myself. (I haven't written them, but I shared them with a few friends.) After reading a handful of reviews from www.imdb.com, I have to agree that Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard's chemistry and acting, not to mention Neil Jordan's direction, saved it from being a B-movie.
The direction was great. The drama built to quite a breath-taking climax, and a bittersweet resolution. And now, I'm going to watch it again.
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