works at some levels

Rating: 6/10 (3 February 2015)

The main thing for me is that I enjoyed the movie. The acting was first rate, it looked great and the action keeps you invested for the over two hours. Where it fails is in the writing. There is nothing new here and quite a few scenes that are just too much for the imagination. A movie has to decide if it is going for realism or expects you to suspend your imagination as in a fantasy. This one tries to do both and leaves itself open for criticism. I also thought that Pitt was not at his best as the other performances out-shined him. Having all the main characters played by familiar faces also hurt any attempt at realism.
So if you go into this one looking purely for entertainment and ignore the flaws and attempts to make a statement, you will enjoy it.