not a work of art, but a work of class.

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2015)

I have read and heard people having issues with this movie such as it is boring (suckers don't get it), the movie is trying so hard to win Oscars (which it is not), the movie is basically pointless (well some people are plain blind) etc.
Of course the cast had pre installed my interest level in the movie and for that purpose i tried my best that i scrutinize the movie with diligence and come up with a rational and precise review.
for the most part, the first half is slow, not necessarily boring. It is perhaps the most important part in the movie because what happens later is based on what they are setting you up for. every expression, every act, every scene is a an expression that is trying to talk to its viewer. in years, I have watched a movie that has a first part which talks to its viewer through actors, script AND direction so vaguely because it MEANT to. Since this part is so delicate that most people lose it here and make judgements about the movie such as being a wanna be artsy film or being boring. More like it is a threshold for REAL movie critics and wanna be movie critics.
Once you get past this beautiful slow paced first half, every story and character begins to unfold into something magical. Everything speaks to you vividly and if you grabbed the first part right, this genre gives you the shock of a thriller.
In all my honesty, it is one of the most spectacular movies I have ever watched. It leaves you with mixed emotions that you don't know whether to cry or to laugh about what happened since it elaborates the feeble world of Hollywood and the extent of loyalty to what you believe in, both at the same time.
The movie is not a wannabe artsy which it is not yet it is a piece of art.