Simply Godawful

Rating: 1/10 (13 June 2009)

For all the wonderfully good movies he's put out, it seems only fair according to the law of averages that Eastwood was due a dog.
This is it.
A wretchedly horrid example of bad cinema. Ordinarily I do not review movies I do not like: I am making an exception here because this movie is for some very strange reason well- received. Either those viewers who liked it have no taste (highly possible) or have truly bad taste (most probable). It is also possible I missed something here. . . . nahhhhhhh. I watched it in its entirety thinking something redemptive would pull it back from the brink of abysmal, but no such luck. It remained true to its form: egregiously bad, lamentable.
Anyone who appreciates the simple formula of: Good Acting + Good Script + Good Cinematography + Credible Storyline + Good Editing = Good Movie understands instinctively this film has none of the above.
The only reason it rates a lone star from me is that the movie ended. Had it continued, I would have considered suicide. So I am glad it was over, and I gave it 1 star, affirming my right to never watch it again. And to my right to live. Maybe I should have it given it 2 stars for allowing me to live . . . . nahhhhhhhhh.
It was that bad.