My review.

I'm having my usual "the morning after" reaction to my own review, feeling like I should re-write it. I meant everything I said, but sometimes when I go back and read what I feel, I find myself saying, "That Overstreet spends too much time talking about the negatives and not enough acknowledging the positives."

Anyway, I didn't dislike the film, even though it may sound that way in the review. I just found myself saying "I want more" in almost every scene, like the film was only giving me 65% of what it could have given me.

(Yes, 65% is a carefully calculated number.)

This review is a prime candidate for my "film reviews that need editing" focus on my blog, so feel free to rip right into it.

I find it interesting that James Redford has inherited so much of his father's... uh... "mood." Spin feels like a "young Redford" production ... "Redford-lite," if you will.

I really enjoyed Stanley Tucci's quiet, understated work here; especially after his extra-ham performance in Shall We Dance?

My interview with the director

I maybe enjoyed it a touch more than you did, Jeffrey, although I basically agree with your criticisms, I think. Haven't written my review yet.....

Nice interview, Steven. I'm supposed to talk to him today or tomorrow, and you've just made it more challenging for me to come up with something that hasn't already been said...

Heh. FWIW, he thanked me for my intelligent questions, so, you got your work cut out for you!

Oh, BTW, I just caught and fixed a number of typos and editing glitches in the piece. Count me among the Christian critics who need an editor!