If you want to see this movie just for the big names, then don't. If we want to see this movie for why those people are big names, then do. By this I mean, they each play the character they have in the story, really well, and this builds as the film goes on and you learn more about them in character. I really enjoyed the acting and craft in this movie. The story is a little long, but smartly unfolds. Often, films that jump around the story do so in ways that add little to the narrative and just confuse. This film does it in a way that adds real substance to the tale and empathy enhancing depth to your connection with the characters. Christian Bale is outstanding again, I really enjoyed this film.