I thought it was pretty good. . ., 20 September 2006 Author: luckins from United States I actually thought the film was pretty good, but definitely not for everyone. I actually don',t like either Sean Penn or Jude Law, but I thought Jude Law',s performance the best I',ve ever seen from him. The story is actually more about his character than of Sean Penn',s. "Jack" is actually what the film was about. Most of the other characters were barely seen except for him.My main complaint about the film is that it shows nothing new. I guess that',s to be expected from a movie that was based on a 1946 novel that many future plots were taken from. I was annoyed, also by the photography (being a photographer myself). I found there was too much contrast in some parts, not enough in others. Depth of field was also kinda strange, too shallow in some areas. I mostly attributed this to me sitting near the front.