Russell has done a good job of presenting a world well, with all its intricacies. And for the first time that I've seen him, he might have found a way to direct John David Washington successfully, to convince us that he can actually act. Generally speaking, he is truly deadpan and un-emotive, to the point of pure boredom and somehow, he is closer to an actual actor in this than I've ever seen. Meanwhile Christian Bale is channeling his innerPeter Falk in Columbo. Robert Deniro is wonderful, as usual, and Margot Robbie is brilliant as usual, and Zoe Saldana's calm performance evens out Bale's Columbo-ness. Even Chris Rock is not annoying, so I applaud the Director.

The uneven pacing makes it odd and strange and somewhat hard to follow, while it is busy being atmospheric. That's a little difficult to deal with. It is never so slow that it annoys you enough to stop watching, but it is irregular.

The production designer is great, as is the cinematographer.

It is well with seeing, and enjoyable.