Bale?s performance is seriously good, very well judged, but the film is extremely bleak, angry and tragic. It is thick with a sense of disaffection. The shame is that the finale is so obligatory that there is an overpowering sense of predictability that is evident, almost from the start.
This review of Harsh Times (2005) was written by John M on 11 Jan 2010.
Harsh Times has generally received positive reviews.
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