Amazing characterizations

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2015)

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this movie blew me out of the water. No, this is not a wresting movie. It is a brilliant exposition of character. I suppose what amazes me the most is that the two main stars are known (and very successfully) as comedic actors. Steve Carell was just amazing playing John du Pont. The real Mark Schultz says in an interview, he thought John had been raised from the dead. I am always so impressed when actors go beyond to show what they can do, which is so far beyond what they have done before. This is certainly true of Steve Carell and also Channing Tatum, who is known mostly for light comedies and showing off his abs. So much attention and deserved award nominations were given to Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo (who is ALWAYS amazing), but to me it was Channing Tatum who broke real barriers and fully proved that he is an actor with great talent.
The cinematography, combined with brilliant music and artful direction, created an atmosphere that was breathtaking. This is a movie of characters, created by phenomenal actors through their actions, their speech, their motions and their eyes. This is a phenomenal film if what you want to see is the creation of complex human beings in all their glory and in all their flaws.
Bravo!