I really wanted to like it.......

Rating: 3/10 (7 January 2013)

........but there was nothing to really like. I found it to be slow, tedious, boring and bereft of any emotion, with the exception of the big blow up emotional scene that you expect in every film Sally Field has ever been in. And yes, her being 10 years older that DDL showed. It felt very contrived on every level from the badly dressed sets using the wrong flag to the shriveled, drained body parts that are still dripping blood and tears that never make it out of the eyes. I couldn't wait for it to end and since there are no surprises when you are making a historical drama, you need to know how to keep the audience. Stephen must have fallen asleep backstage. Tommy Lee Jones saved the film from total disaster.