Over-hyped Pretentious Garbage

Rating: 1/10 (19 February 2014)

Why this film has such praise is beyond me! Yes, there is amazing cinematography and great performances from Amy Adams and Christian Bale..but that's literally it! The story is unbelievable slow and drags like you can't believe. I was patient and sat through the entire film, hoping that the sh*t would actually go down in the end and compensate for the lack of entertainment throughout... But nope...none at all. I love drama and am not an action guy at all, but I was at least hoping for some intense scenes or serious drama to happen by the end of the film. Everything is so light hearted and "fun" so you naturally just don't care what happens to anyone...there are zero stakes!
If you are familiar with the film "Get Him to The Greek" here's a reference for you... This movie is the "African Child" of films this year. It's like everyone is afraid to say that they didn't like the movie! Whenever someone admits they didn't like it...they feel like they have to whisper because someone will be offended. People get so defensive over this film and I don't understand it.
Bottom line is, don't waste your time on this film. It feels like it's a four hour film and I was literally looking around the theater and seeing everyone shifting in their seats, waiting for it to end.
Here are some films I DID enjoy this year to give you an idea of my taste... "Place Beyond the Pines" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Her" "Captain Phillips"