Is there a pill to make movies more interesting?

Rating: 4/10 (20 October 2011)

When I went to watch this movie it was without any knowledge about it at all. No idea what it was about, what kind of movie it was, hadn't even seen any trailers. Only seen the poster.
And now that I have seen it, I am sitting here thinking 'was that really it?' This movie was somewhat disappointing to me. Sure, it had a great enough storyline, but there was way too much nonsense being shown in various shots and moving camera-styles.
Despite having a fairly interesting enough plot, there were times when the movie was limping at a slow pace and it was bordering on being unbearable. But then the movie took a change of pace and picked up in speed, becoming interesting yet again. So I have a somewhat mixed feel about this movie.
Bradley Cooper really did a great job in the lead role of Eddie Morra, and he really carried the movie, making it that much better to watch. Sad to say, but Robert De Niro wasn't really shining through in this movie, but of course, he was only having a supporting role.
For a thriller, this movie failed to thrill me one bit. And it is not a movie that I will be making a second trip back to watch. Bagged and tagged.