Rich resonance accompanied by phenomenal acting.

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2015)

A movie that has moments of pure empathy. You look, you see what the character is going through and, one way or another, you understand. You reciprocate the entanglement of emotion. Thus, making this film the work of art I hoped it would become.
I am a Oscar lover but they got it all wrong for three reasons: One-Steve Carell should have won a Oscar. Two-Channing Tatum should have been at least nominated for a Oscar. Three-make-up should have won a Oscar. It was splendid.
I saw Channing Tatum's Mark Shultz to be a damaged, exposed and conflicted character that broke my heart every second he was on screen. His life was completely unsatisfied after getting gold and I understand the pain of not being fulfilled by the simplicity of life. Carell was the most complex character for me. He showed the logic and sense of a mad man maniac who had neither logic or sense. Ruffalo gave a heartwarming performance as the family man. He raised the bar to meet the stupendous standards met by other actors. He compelled me to crave his victory. All I wanted was for Dave Shultz's life to be perfect but it is never a perfect world.
The only problem I found with this film (one I am disappointed in my self for having it) is that the film did take a thew liberties with making sure the film flew by. Every film has at least one inconsistency. This films was pace. The pace was uneven. Some parts dragged beyond belief. I was consistently checking to see what the time was. Overall it felt as if I spent four hours watching this film when I actually only spent two and a bit. The film is paint and I watched it dry. Script was well written but, obviously, not the stand out segment of this piece. The directing was well done in some places but average in most. A brief paragraph for brief enjoyments in this film.
Overall, I enjoyed the film to the point I can barely wrap my head around it, never the less, it was average in some areas and could be unevenly paced but I would not go so far to say that there was bad things in this film.
+acting: Tatum was the best surprise but Carell was the standout actor, seconded by Tatum.
+story: well depicted and picked apart. Very thew true stories actually shock mebut this one did.
+make up: unbelievable! The actors are unrecognisable. They look exactly like the parts they are portraying.
-pace: uneven and long winded in places. Could have been improved.
Rating;
Acting:10
Directing:8
Screenplay:8
Story:9
Music:8
Make up andcostume:10
Pace:7
Overall:8.6