Highly overrated film

Rating: 2/10 (2 February 2015)

What is all they hype with this movie? I had such high expectations. This movie had potential to go in many meaningful directions but as soon as it seamed like it was going somewhere it would stop dead in its tracks and change course. In the end I couldn't draw a single point or lesson or meaning from any character or event in the movie. It was just a very tragic tale that seemed to all be for nothing at all. It gave no conclusion to any of the characters. It even showed a very emotional ending very awkwardly, not focusing at all on any of the 3 major characters.
The only positive is that the acting by Channing Tatum, Steve Carrel, and Mark Ruffalo were all very good. However, the screenplay did not really write a lot of emotions into their characters. The main emotion I kept feeling was just awkwardness throughout the movie. Channing Tatum's character was always angry and resentful and it did not really dig into great detail as to what shaped his character to be like that. They didn't explore the relationship between the Schultz brothers, except in the very beginning and it just skimmed the surface. Overall it was a confusing mess for the audience and you are left not knowing what you are meant to feel or think by the writers and the director. Very poor story telling in my opinion.
Don't believe the hype. Honestly, this movie was a gigantic waste of time. I don't recommend it at all.