Overrated and Boring, at Least Until the Third Act

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2018)

It's a Wonderful Life is not only a massively overrated Christmas film, but it is just overrated in general.
Around three-quarters of the film was filled to the brim with annoying intricacies about the bank system and all of these stupid terms that I really could care less about. I was really joyful to find the scenes that included our main character's interactions with his soon-to-be-wife, but they were always sacrificed for the boring and less interesting scenes.
Also, while the film teases us about the angel from the start (and is kind of found in every plot summary), we don't actually see it until the very last half our of the film, which is unanimously considered to be the greatest part. The final thirty minutes are so well done that I shed tons of tears and will take a lot from it in my future life, but the one hour and forty-five leading up to it were really boring. And while it may be argued that the ending means nothing without the rest of the film, I bed to differ to the max. The ending will forever stand on its own, and to be quite frank, that is all people seem to remember anyhow.
All in all, it took an hour and a half before we actually get to the interesting part of the film.... And that last part was definitely a masterpiece in its own right, but taking the rest into consideration, most of it was an utter bore.
Will give this a rewatch in color next year.