Another very strong effort from Mann. His ability to build tension and suspense is on display here just as much as it is in Heat and Collateral, but in this film he doesn’t use violence or action sequences to achieve it. (Which isn’t to say that all of the tension in those films is a result of the violence and action but a large portion of it is.) The script is very good, certainly the best Eric Roth has ever had a hand in, and the leads are great. Probably my favorite Crowe performance to date.