It tries to blend Inception with a neo-noir twist but ends being a generic story that's gets lost in it's mystery and forgets to tell a compelling love story. So much time is spent with the leads apart that those small moments they are together feel uninteresting. That is not to say the two actors don't try they both are at the top of their game. Jackman was the right choice for this kind of role and any lesser would have made this movie intolerable, Ferguson mixes sexy and emotional in her character with ease but it feels like we have seen her do this before. Thandie Newton is superb in her supporting turn. The villain is pretty non-existent and the movie has the worst dialogue I have heard from a big budget tentpole in this decade so far.

C-

I enjoyed this. Has a classic movie feel. Entertaining, not mind-blowing.

an excellent B

I surprisingly dug it. Didn't deserve to flop that badly.