Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2008)

When I saw the trailer for a spy comedy starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and John Malcovich, I could hardly contain my excitement. The trailer portrayed a movie filled with whit, spy blunders, and John Malcovich acting like everyone's an idiot. Sounds hilarious, right? Then I actually watched the movie. The first thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the very dry feel of the movie designed by the Cohen brothers to create a sense of monotony in the characters; the only thing was, once the dynamic of events occurred, the film was still incredibly monotonous. After the "excitement" of the film begins to build, everything goes down hill and by the end of the movie when J.P. Simmons is trying to make sense of events, nothing makes sense. I really wanted to like this movie but could not bring myself to do so.