John JGarcia

Sometimes you just need to films to breathe and allow the plot to develop and take you on a dark journey with the characters. Not ALL mysteries have to focus on the "who killed who". I welcomed the fresh take of going into the lives of the two prime characters and see how their lives mirror the future and the past while investigating the murders. It was a bone chilling thrill to see how it all connects in the end. That's what I want, to think I'm being lead down one path of, "Oh I think I know who it is", and instead you are on a ride of gasps and shockers! For sure Denzel Washington and Jared Leto have a fast track to Oscar nods (Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), Especially Leto! He was PHENOMINAL! He was oily, sick, incredibly uncomfortable to watch because we've seen men like him in public. He lived and soaked every ounce of his talents into the role, and it was deliciously dark, but funny at times! This was a terrific thriller that stepped out of the generic box of bloody murders/cops genre- and it was BRILLIANT from the first scene to the shocking final moments.