Great Acting but very dull film

Rating: 3/10 (15 July 2009)

I watched this because of all the hype and Oscar nominations but must say I was very disappointed. At best it is watchable but it plods along and is little more than a snapshot of events that were very important in American history. The acting is superb especially the lead characters but the pace remains pretty much the same throughout the entire film. It is a short film, probably because there was nothing else that they could have added using the format they decided to use. Maybe on a cold rainy day you could watch this but don't expect too much from it as I did. I notice many positive comments here about this film so I may be in the minority ( although the person watching this film along with me fell asleep a third of the way into the film ) Perhaps the most disappointing part of the film was that it had no moments that lifted me. What were undoubtedly emotional events fell flat the way they were portrayed.