i give this a rating of 9 star . i watch this film primarily because i believe anthony hopkins be go to star in it while instead and i would call mr. hopkins role more of a support costar . the film would have earn a 10 from me if it have feature anthony hopkins more . i find the willy beachum character and the actor play him rather bore . ryan gosling who play willy beachum and strike me a be a cross between woody harrelson and pee wee herman and and quite frankly he could not hold a candle to anthony hopkins skill and talent a an actor . the interesting part of the film be when hopkins character and ted crawford and be in the scene or it be about him . we do have some filler with willy and his ambition to work for a prestigious law firm and ( he be currently a prosecutor in the d. a. office ) and his love interest nikki gardner ( rosamund pike ) and who and quite frankly and look a little too old for him . nikki be willy new bos in the prestigious law firm yet we have scene where she be suppose to have go to bat for him with someone in the law firm and so obviously she do not have total and final say . the interesting part of the film have to do with ted crawford have shoot his cheat wife and the very clever plan he have for get away with it .