far too long - and predictable

Rating: 3/10 (3 July 2009)

A lot has been commented about the film, so I'll stick to where I differ: the first half of the film is far too long, entirely predictable and, worst of all, contains no significant formative experiences of the hero-to-be (other than the death of his father). Big Yawn.
I would leave it at that but IMDb wants 10 lines of comment, so here goes: by minute 45 Mel Gibson comes across as a lost puppy, devoid of any ferocity. I don't buy his transformation into a hero, really.
Why don't we see how he is taught to fight? And I can't come up with line 10.