This film just doesn't do it for me

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2009)

This film has had nearly seventy years of hype following when it was made and I suspect that the majority of it probably extols how good it is. Like most people I watch the film and make my own mind up. This film just doesn't do it for me. It has a running time of two hours and quite frankly I was relieved when it was finished. I am not a shallow person and by nature I try to look for the good in everybody I meet and that approach extends to works of art in whatever form they take. I have watched this film on more than one occasion and I would accept that the film tells a story well and it is also clear to me that a lot of care and attention went into its making. But when it comes to the bottom line I just didn't see the whole as being anything other than another fairly good film. Nothing particularly special about it but perhaps I am missing the point here maybe because I am just not bright enough to spot why it has so many admirers. I would suggest anybody see the film and no doubt you will come up with your own unique opinion which is what the above narrative is.