Great Movie but only in pieces

Rating: 6/10 (10 April 2015)

I am not really sure why Eastwood would ruin a perfectly great script. This is an incredible script ; great acting and a superb cast and still it fails to leave a lasting impact. This is a great movie but only in pieces ; there are some scenes where you can actually get a lump in your throat or a rage against system or utter shock but after that emotions director doesn't build upon it but cut abruptly. Its like snapping a perfectly romantic & emotional scene with a fart. I felt sad because this movie could have been so much great; its an unbelievable story of courage , love & compassion . But the artificial attempts to "de-melodramatise" had an adverse impact of missing continuity and broken bonding with the characters of the movie.
I think someone like Steven Spielberg could have done more justice to this story ; as in parts it reminded me that this could have been like his "Schiendler List" .