i saw this important intense film tonight . it richard gere and claire dane most important and best work . gere deserve an oscar for his fine portrayal of a man be force into early retirement a a sex offender registrar administrator . claire dane be rivet a the woman gere handpicks to replace him a woman he try to teach all he can while investigate one final case in which gere character be convinced one of those he be charge to monitor may be hold a young girl hostage . the subject matter be shock and sex offender and those who monitor them and but this film will not soon be forget . i know i will be haunt by gere portrayal for a very long time . not since anthony hopkins portrayal of a serial killer have a screen portrayal terrify and so engage me . the film open with a shocking statistic so do not miss the opening credit . intense and memorable . richard gere fine role prove the man can act . dane can as well and both do extraordinarily well in this often challenging film . this be a gutsy film and gere give a multi layer deeply felt performance . just give him the oscar now . he deserve it .