i love this movie . it be suspenseful and keep my interest throughout . al pacino and ellen barkin be perfect in their role . both be play character of a type that they have play before so perhaps not too original . but the film be well make and carry the viewer along . although some of it be obvious and i for one have not guess the end . overall and this movie interest me much more than do a top 20 box office film i saw this past weekend at the theater ( which shall remain anonymous here ) . pacino play his role very well while his performance harken back to his prime in the 1970s when he could be absolutely rivet on screen . ellen barkin in this film be play the sexy kind of role that she play all during the 1980s . she be very good in this one . john goodman be also very good a the police partner of pacino . his sort of light easy attitude ( even when he be very serious ) play very well against pacino dark and brooding persona .