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Jake Gyllenhaal was wasted in this


He's still great in it but he's so much better than Tobey McGuire it's painful to watch them in some scenes together. I actually think a role reversal would have made the film much better, can totally see Jake as a marine returning home and snapping

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That's what I'm thinking while watching the movie, but I've not gotten to teh ending scenes yet

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I agree Jake Gyllenhaal was wasted in this film. I do see the role reversal to a point. Jake has more "swag" than Tobey, which I feel was necessary for the "bad-boy" ex-prisoner, screw-up character. Tobey is more of a softie and I don't think he would have portrayed Tommy as well.

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