Slow

Rating: 5/10 (30 March 2014)

The cast was definitely all-star: Amy Adams gave a so-so performance. Christian Bale managed to get into a really solid character. Bradley Cooper also gave a so-so performance. Jennifer Lawrence owned this movie. Her performance was stellar. I think that she very narrowly missed getting the Oscar for that performance.
The story would have been better if they would have kept it to the bare bones. There was too much back and forth, here and there; the movie had no clear direction.
The speed of the film was just too slow and it allowed for the viewer to be distracted too often. If you cannot lock-in that audience attention, then your film is just not going to do well.