Epitome of Overrated

Rating: 1/10 (11 February 2006)

I was eager to watch this film and like it. After viewing it last night however, I was quite disappointed. This movie is the definition of lackluster. Dull, boring, and dry. That is how my liberal friends described it. They were being lenient. I would describe it as nothing more than presumptious garbage from the left. Morrow is the only one with a pulse and hardly one at that. Clooney is reduced to a impotent sidekick (not sure if thats bad or good). So many secondary characters in the film that no one should even try to care about. Its just not worth the time or attention. If I would of attempted to view it in a theater I would of fallen asleep withing the first act and not been sorry for missing the ineffective last two. What struck me as odd was that they didn't even talk much about blacklisting or the Hollywood angle. It was mostly about military personnel. What a joke. Clooney really misfired with this one. The abrupt ending was ridiculous and embarrassing (par for the course I suppose). Clooney must have thought this was in the same league as All the President's Men. Nothing could be further from the truth.