Wake me up when it's over

Rating: 5/10 (14 April 2016)

I suppose the use of a harsh word like 'boring' is only excusable for an amateur review writer, and so, there I've said it, boring! There has been so much hype about this film with the Oscars and all and all the meticulous period-detail involved (no denying that), but it came across as such a let down to actually sit down and watch. It is over-laden with turgid dialogue, one found that wheezy voice Day-Lewis gives the character quickly became rather annoying and the pomposity of the production as a whole was unbearable. So little humour, so much obsession with procedural motions of government! In such momentous times one would have thought something exciting or thrilling might be portrayed, but alas! This movie takes itself far far too seriously and ends up becoming less anthem, more anaesthetic.