The film is one of those rare modern thrillers that manages to combine fantastic acting and intelligent dialogue with real, heart - stopping suspense. (rottentomatoes.com)
There's good casting, fine acting, and an adequate supply of intelligent dialogue delivered by prestigious Brits like Charles Dance and Derek Jacobi. (rogerebert.com)
On one hand, it has some fairly intelligent dialogue (thanks to writer and first - time director Lorene Scafaria, who gave us the dismal «Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist «-RRB-, a nice (if not a little too low - key) performance by Steve Carell («Evan Almighty «-RRB- and a decent soundtrack that includes Herb Alpert and the Walker Brothers. (thecriticalcritics.com)