Is this the worst casting of all time?

Rating: 4/10 (23 December 2015)

yes, you might think this is unimaginative but John Cusack? Movies are a visual art for goodness sake and studios often go to great lengths to find someone who bears a striking resemblance to the person they're playing, especially if that person is still alive so if a lead actor looks nothing like the historical figure he's playing, it's likely to be a major drawback. In this case, for me it was a fatal flaw. I wanted to give it away after 20 minutes or so, endured it until 1'05 and then gave up. What a shame for a potentially riveting movie. What a shame for Paul Dano's great work. What a catastrophic blunder by the casting crew. Some critics have given the film high marks nonetheless. I suspect many viewers will be equally disbelieving. I can't even begin to imagine what they were thinking.