I agree with the 10 January 2107 review ("The movie isn't bad..."). I had recorded this movie and was going to check out the first few minutes and watch something else, but I couldn't stop watching. The story may be simple but the cast is stellar, and the story moves along at a steady pace. I liked the fact that we weren't sure through most of the movie what the characters were likely to do. The average of 5.2 is way too low in my opinion. Anthony Hopkins is great of course, but how about Hal Holbrook's understated and as usual impressive. Alexander Ludwig's performance was a continuous surprise of excellence--surprising I suppose only because I haven't been paying enough attention to his career.

This is an excellent cast working with a slightly subpar script. All of the performances are solid. Ray Liotta is always bankable as a villain. He brings an intense edginess to bad guy roles that few actors can match. Hopkins feels a bit miscast (not the guy you expect to be working at a lumber mill), but still turns in a respectable performance. There's good chemistry between Styles and Ludwig that adds extra dimension to a script that needs it. Good cinematography, particularly outdoors. The movie uses flashbacks to fill in plot holes, and it works for the relationship between Liotta and Hopkins characters. I think the movie would have worked better if they didn't use flashbacks for the Liotta/Styles relationship; it was too recent and too important in the plot context. The flashbacks make Liotta seem more sinister and unpredictable, but the movie needed a bit more length in constructing the plot. Could have also used a bit more background for Wizard and Scotty characters. Not quite enough character development overall, and the movie felt a bit flat in that regard. Worth watching if you go in with reasonable expectations.

I found the movie to have an interesting story line and a guessing game throughout. The worst part about this movie for me was the ending. The acting by Ray Liotta and Anthony Hopkins was antiquate but nothing to rave about. Both actors have had much better performances than what they showed in Blackway.I found the main character of this movie to be extremely unrelateable and didn't really have any redeeming qualities what so ever. Lillian (Julia Stiles) had nothing to like about her and was an extremely weak character in the movie. As a main character, Lillian was a very weak role in this movie. The character of Blackway I felt was very unrealistic and his " evilness " was nothing more than just a cop turned bad and now is into drugs and prostitution. His crimes had no purpose, he would grope and tie up women for absolute no reason and this theme appeared to be a big deal in the movie. The whole character of Blackway was weird and disturbing but the way he was portrayed was fucking stupid. The ending is the part that really got me. Throughout the movie, you see the progression of the hunt for Blackway. The ending of the movie is god awful and extremely bland. A four year old could've predicted the ending based off the first 20 minutes of the movie. They could have done so many things with the ending but they picked the most cliche and boring way to go. It ended with Blackway getting shot by Anthony Hopkins character and that's it. It ends like every other revenge move there is. At first I thought this movie had more potential than that but I was very wrong.I would recommend this movie to people who enjoy thrillers and mysteries. This movie is not hard to forget out at all but if you ignore the flaws in the script and the try hard motifs then this movie is for you. Overall its a good way to waste 1hr and a half with a mediocre movie.

this movie is slow from start to finish, nothing ever develops and its a waste of good actors. almost any other movie will be better than this one. Anthony Hopkins is one of my favorite actors and I selected this film based on him. ugh. seriously? there is not much more to say about this movie -- it stinks