A tour de force for Mr. Gyllenhaall as he is in every scene in the movie and not only carries it on his shoulders but at times gives moving studies in emotional stress and guilt. At other times, though, he shouts, screams, grimaces and otherwise does what most actors, unless they're Tracy or Stewart, most enjoy doing which is gnawing on the ol scenery. This ties in with the general hysteria of tone established by Antoine Fuqua in his direction and Nic Pizzolatto in his dialogue. After awhile the film wears out its welcome and becomes kind of silly, especially after Gyllenhaal's ineptitude as a 911 dispatcher reaches absurd proportions. C plus.
PS...Of all the voice performances my fave was Riley Keough's scared yet eerily detached mom.
PS...Of all the voice performances my fave was Riley Keough's scared yet eerily detached mom.