Aside from its too few twists, the film still has good things to offer, namely its characters. Josh Brolin is surprisingly good. He's a cowardly nervous wreck and it's hard to get behind this guy, even after you know what he's been dragged into. Witherspoon's character is far different from her Flick character in Election. You won't see a chirpy brat in this movie. Nivola is the lead character. He's best known as being Nic Cage's brother in Face/Off.