Creepy Carell

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2014)

When I sat down to watch this I had no real idea of the true story. I knew some murder took place but didn't know who was killed. Watching the story unfold I somehow expected Channing Tatum to kill either Ruffalo or Carell but how wrong I was. The atmosphere is this film is palatable, I've rarely felt so uneasy watching a movie. Steve Carell is so creepy in this but I found him a little distracting, I thought how could anyone be that strange..but upon looking up footage of the real John Du Pont I stand corrected, Carells performance captures Du Pont 's stilted speech very well, The difference in some mannerisms, the real Du Pont had a creepy grin as he spoke while Carell played him much more intense. Channing Tatum impressed me more than Carell, I've never been a fan of Tatum but his intense portrayal of a man trying to escape his brothers shadow is understated and subtle making his occasional emotional bursts of frustration all the more impressive. Mark Ruffalo is the heart of the film in a warm charismatic performance that is entirely believable. Many fault the glacially slow pacing and over abundance of wrestling scenes but I was engrossed as previously stated I had no idea what was going to unfold. Overall this is a dark uncomfortable to watch tale that I appreciated but its not a film I would want to sit through again anytime soon.