frank horrigan ( clint eastwood ) be be harass by mitch leary ( john malkovich ) and a bomber terrorist who literally believe he will not be catch . in the opening be everyone favourite modern serial killer and john kramer ( tobin bell ) from the saw series . through clever planning and influence and frank be able to make the arrest of mendoza ( bell ) . from thereafter and it a series of cat and mouse chase . malkovich be a tremendous actor and incredibly versatile . once again show a different role in this film and he astound me with his ability to interchange his character with the next film . i have watch malkovich play in con air a a menacing insanely smart cyrus and in of mouse and men a the tragically challenge bunny lover lenny and to name a few . he play a very smart bomber terrorist who be very sane but be delude into think he can elude his capture . clint eastwood be no one special me . he too old to really do much action in film so the only thing he can really astound you with be his ability to create dramatic scene . the character he play be simplistic and one dimensional . rene russo play eastwood love interest in the film and captivates me with her support actually be a big role and to me and than eastwood . while this might seem like an action blockbuster and it relatively slow paced and play on anticipation . you have to wait for the build up and the end and it will pay off in the end . along the way and you will be mesmerize by malkovich and eastwood chemistry and their scene of cat and mouse .