Dreadful plot devices. Decent actors being below par. A poor show.

Rating: 4/10 (14 September 2017)

Some films rely on plot, script and characterisations. This is one.
Unfortunately, the main plot elements are so totally shallow and unbelievable it seriously handicaps the movie. This, coupled with some wooden acting from the leads takes away any crutches it had.
Ryan Gosling's character is a man of few words and we can at least thank the script for that. He tries to play a hard man, but sadly the only hard thing is the shockingly wooden delivery.
The soundtrack at least deserves a mention, unfortunately not for good reasons. Some awful, totally out of place choices of music.
Dreadful use of decent actors. I sometimes wonder if people simply give good reviews because they like a certain actor and not on the quality of the film. This seems a case in point. I really wonder what BAFTA was thinking.