Great Acting, OK Plot.

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2014)

This movie has gotten a lot of buzz, and I decided to watch it after it won the Golden Globe for best comedy. For me, the movie itself was just OK, but the acting, costumes, and music were all amazing. Christian Bale is at his best as the lead in this film, and Jennifer Lawrence has some of the best scenes in the movie. All in all I am a little confused about how I feel about this movie. It starts well, I was initially engaged and interested to see what happened. The middle dragged a little bit, and it was hard to keep my mind from wandering. Thankfully there is a great cameo by Robert DeNiro in the middle that grabs your attention and gets you back on track for awhile. By the end of the movie though I was happy that I had sat through the whole thing, I really enjoyed how everything ending up playing out, and found myself smiling at the end of it all. So while I wouldn't call this movie a must see, it certainly is not a waste of time either. If you have a night to kill, give this movie a shot and at least enjoy the great performances, if not so much the slightly slow plot.