i have comment on a few of newman movie and they be favorable . sorry to say this one be not . newman sound very old . seem like his cigarette habit catch up to him . quite frankly the guy do not want to be there . it a shame because the rest of the cast be stellar . ok but now the plot and it go all over the place and just seem to me spoof of the old 40 film noire classic . thats fine but not a well write film . it be one of the rare time we get to see reese witherspoon topless and if not the only time . guy will want to watch this and but thank goodness it at the beginning of the film . perhaps though this film and with it alist actor might have be well serve if newman play hackmans part and vice versa . thats all i will say without give the movie away . truth be tell and even if this be paul newman best act performance this could not have be save .