Failed to Meet Our Expectations

Rating: 6/10 (12 January 2006)

With all the hype, I was not anxious to see this movie because I felt I knew what it would be like. As a liberal, I was not offended in any way by the movie. However, I found the movie to be very slow moving and too long, as well as short on entertainment value. I had recently seen Match Point and The Squid and the Whale and found them to be extremely well acted and much more enjoyable.
The acting was uniformly good, but I expect that in a high caliber movie. The real plus of the movie is the Director was able to convey extremely well the emotional turmoil that the characters felt. However, there is a lot to endure to reach that end.
I hope I don't sit back and see this movie take a lot of awards because it was so hyped by the critics. I haven't seen Munich yet, but of the movies I have seen this year, there are a number that I liked much better, including the aforementioned, and Crash, I Walk the Line, and Hustle and Flow.
If you have to see all the movies that will be nominated for best picture, you'll probably have to see this one. If not, skip it.