Awful movie!

Rating: 1/10 (17 January 2015)

Nope...no spoiler alerts here other than proper caveats to warn you that you shouldn't bother watching this. I write this only because nobody took the trouble to warn me! Going by the Oscar wins and availability, decided to watch it to my complete disappointment and disgust. What bad lies and nil-to-non-existent acting. When it became clear there was going to be no improvement in the story or the pace, I stopped watching. So saving you the trouble before you get as far. And I believe that I have to write 10 lines on a minimum to make you believe it is true. I am a history buff. I love historical fictions and fictional histories. This movie falls in a category all in itself. Other than some glossy historical costumes, it might have been set in Washington D.C. Since then I've read things that say there may be a political agenda in this. Nope- the independent cinema viewer in me couldn't watch it long enough to agree. Unentertaining and tiresome!