1 – It deals with a lot of universal themes, like redemption, regret, friendship, family values and so on
2 – It has much more depth than most action flicks out there
3 – The acting is simply breathtaking
4 – It relies a lot more on dialog than pointless action scenes
5 – It’s fun
6 – It lets some space for interpretation
7 – Russell Crowe’s character is not a walking cliche