Sic of anti-American propaganda

Rating: 1/10 (3 April 2016)

One long teenage whine, vaguely disguised as a thriller, and with a heroine so utterly useless, she could have come from a 50s rom-com. Never less than hyperbolic, the fact that the plot makes not the slightest sense is hidden by the way in the director throws in so many elements, the audience is bewildered into thinking something significant is taking place. In fact, it is more like a smoke-and- mirrors conjuring trick than anything resembling entertainment. I had thought self-important and dishonest film making had reached its nadir with Syriana, but I was wrong. Anyone who watched the cringeworthy 2016 Oscars would be aware that Hollywood is more a propaganda division of the party that gives then the huge tax breaks than an entertainment industry nowadays, the question is: Why do film critics so unfailingly give 'film of the year' status to such adolescent tripe?