"Limbo" is a really good drama that is kind of hard to define. Like I said, it is a drama, but it is also very much a thriller and a film about survival. John Sayles has written and directed a very well-paced film with really interesting characters who are believably vulnerable. Vanessa Martinez is quite brilliant and intense as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's character. David Starthairn is also great. Overall it is very well acted and the story is interesting until the end. I prefer "Limbo" to the Sayles film which most reviewers (at least here in Sweden) think is a masterpiece: "Lone Star." I liked "Lone Star" too, but I have to say that I found both the characters and story in "Limbo" more interesting. (SPOILER follows.) The only thing that disappointed me was the ending. Well, I don't know if disappointment was what I felt since I really like movies that don't go to far and bring on the fairy tale ending. However, not knowing how it ended for the characters, if they get murdered or rescued, was at least a little irritating. (7/10)
