The life of Tom Wellies, a young smart and courageous detective, who has been hired by a wealthy woman to investigate on the murder of a young girl after receiving sexual abuse, has been turned upside down, as he finds himself involved in terrible.
It's pretty sad that a big star/big budget film about a gritty piece of life that should powerfully effect the viewer at the gut level fails so miserably.
There's no faulting Cage's committed, intense performance, but his slide from professional, internalised concern into personal, self-righteous rage still leaves a nasty aftertaste.
