good performances can save a slow paced film

Rating: 6/10 (31 December 2014)

Great Performance by the entire cast. amazing music score. but a little bit slow paced. also I didn't feel that the director gave us the opportunity to understand the characters better. I still don't see why Mark (Channing Tatum) hated John (Carrel) that much! is it all because of one slap and a one time insult? I'm sure it hurt but does it hurt to the point where he cant even function around him and loose the Olympics just because he was around? I felt like there was a missing link there. because all they showed is how good John was to Mark then suddenly from one insult Mark hated John so very much. they made it look like it was all about the slap and I'm sure there was more to it. also in the shooting scene, I felt like John shot David around the period were Mark left which made me think that Mark had something to do with John's feeling towards his brother. where in reality David was shot 7-8 years after mark has left the farm. I understand that it is hard to understand a man like John du Pont and that David was murdered and no one can get their point of view now, so the movie had to go with the only point of view left which is Mark's. but the movie was a drama about a dysfunctional man and his relationship with the Schultz brothers, so I expected more depth and analysis to their story.