A Good Movie-- Just Not the Masterpiece I'd Hoped it Would Be

Rating: 7/10 (4 November 2007)

The pacing in the movie was the one thing that I had a problem with. I think that even though the movie was 2 1/2 hours long, the plot seemed like it was developing way too rapidly. There was a lot of nonsense in the movie that could've been cut out and a lot of plot lines that could have been developed better. Denzel's character came to power way too fast and his relationship with his mentor was developed for a grand total of 45 seconds.
Also, the talent of the actors in the movie wasn't used as well it it could've been. Denzel Washington didn't really have as much good dialogue as I was hoping for, although Russel Crowe was really good in this movie.
Another thing worth noting on. Has anyone else thought of it as funny as I do that Cuba Gooding Jr. has gone from legendary, academy award winning actor to not even being an ancillary character in a movie like this. Oh how the mighty have fallen.