Rating: 8 out of 10, a very good, adult dramatic thriller set in and shot in nearby Boston. Gibson, before he was ostracized, shows what a good actor he is. I liked that he didn't try to hide his age or thinning hair in playing the lead role of the Boston detective who's daughter is assassinated in front of him. The barely suppressed rage he feels as he relentlessly follows the trail of his daughter's killers is a great story that lends great pace to the movie. Huston, a corporate big wig, plays a great villain who's almost disdainful of all the chaos he's unleashed. I really liked the scenes with Gibson and Winstone as they speak almost in code of two world weary but fundamentally good people who find themselves on the opposite side of a problem. The final scene of Winstone with the politicians is something I think we've all secretly dreamed could happen. Gibson, father of a whole brood of children, seemed to understand and convey what the loss of a child could do to a father. This is a very good movie.
MVP: Gibson as Thomas Craven, hell bent on avenging the daughter he loved
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