Pretentious, libertine gruel on a big screen

Rating: 4/10 (21 February 2015)

This was a mediocre film that is based on a mediocre book that seems to subvert reality for its lack of originality and substance. The movie or book for that matter is thoughtless drivel that was not lost to Hollywood producers who put the work on the big screen. It would not be worth going if you did not know the book which is a poor dissertation on sexual philandering. What a pretentious film. Not to mention the graphic nature of the movie that is not suitable for everyone and seems to flout the ideals of love and human affection. That said, the film seems to promote garish acting by two leading actors who seem to grapple with the meaning of the book as it plays out on a epic scale that is panoramic-yet, undermined by its sexual drubbing. This is a bad book and worse yet, should have never been the subject of a film that is so unsavory.