I'm doing a week of old Julia Roberts movies when I stumbled across this. I never even heard about it before. Imdb score aside I still gave it a go.I found it to be excellent. The story is far from the usual bland Hollywood productions and the acting from Chiwetel, Nicole and Julia are just excellent. Julias raw emotional scene early on makes this worth a watch just by itself. Can't see why it has a measly 6,3 score on here.Its definitely not an action cop movie but more of an emotional crime drama focusing on the relationships between people and how to find conclusion after experiencing some dramatic events 13 years back. (haven't seen the original so I won't do any comparisons):) -excellent acting. -not a too obvious storyline.:( -I found some of the "douchebag cop" and "bad guy" characters to be a bit cliché.

A murder case is reopened after 13 years by an obsessive investigator. No character development and a lack of chemistry between the two leads leaves it feeling two dimensional. The subtlety that the films title suggests is no where to be found. Add to that, a narrative that repeatedly chops and changes between the present (2015) and 2002 leaves you constantly checking for grey hair on Chiwetel Ejiofor's head. It leaves a clumsy mess of a movie. The one saving grace perhaps is the performance from Julia Roberts. Worth a watch, but if you want a masterpiece then watch the original version.

Gave it a 6 out of ten due to the confusing timelines and flashbacks going back and forth between 2002 and 2015. Thus, it required a second viewing from me. A tip for those who haven't seen it yet: 2002 = Roberts wears makeup, Kidman's hair is long, and Ejiofor's hair is completely black; 2015 = Roberts does not wear makeup, Kidman's hair is shorter, and Ejiofor's temples are salt-and-pepper.

This film is far better than than 6.2 rating it has received which seems mostly to come from those wanting to compare it to the Argentinian original. I am rating this as a separate film and not comparing it to the original. The acting is top notch and believable. Ejiofor, Kidman and Roberts all do a great job. It's an interesting crime thriller with some twists and turns. It's about a team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, whose worlds are suddenly torn apart during a homicide investigation that hits close to home. It was completely watchable and entertaining. I'm not saying this is a high brow, blow your socks of type of movie, but it certainly deserves a far higher rating. I am certainly not saying that the original might not be much better. I have it on my list to watch but in my opinion, if you like thrillers and movies with some twists and turns and want to be entertained I recommend giving it a chance.