Don't Even Waste Your DVD Rental Dollars On This

Rating: 1/10 (19 January 2009)

I am part of a group of avid movie-goers, seeing at least two films every week. There have been some really good ones lately...."The Wrestler", "The Reader", "Doubt".... all movies that make you think. This movie was absolutely terrible. This movie is one of those that I cant believe anyone really enjoys but feels like they have to say how great it is because it seems like it should be considered great. I was really looking forward to seeing Winslet and DiCaprio together again. Their chemistry is terrific. Well, we see them meet and fall in love in the first three minutes or so of the film. Then flash forward 10 years to when they are miserable. Nothing in between other than a couple of short flashbacks. I don't care about either one of them. They are shallow uninteresting people who have delusions of how special they are or could be. There is a lot of staring, staring, staring while meaningful music plays in the background. It's like an afternoon soap opera. A whole lot of marginally interesting stuff is drawn waaaaayyyy out and even though we know they have kids, we never see them. I think they must have been in foster care.....don't waste your money on this drivel.