Overrated but good... far from great

Rating: 5/10 (7 January 2012)

Overrated but good... far from great
This movie is more like a 6/10 or 7/10 max but I had to give it a 5/10 just because you know people are giving this flick a 10/10 without really thinking about it. Don't get me wrong, it is a good movie and actually original which and in itself is impressive but still overrated. The acting was good and the storyline is OK but my problem with this movie is that it ignores it's surroundings and the flow is funky. It is a funky type of movie but that doesn't mean you have to have sporadic jumps and pauses that jumble up the flow and pacing of the movie. And when I say the acting is good I mean the acting of the lead kid. In fact his acting is outstanding and helps to carry the movie but the others are notably flat or wide-eyed. Maybe the director was banking on the kid holding the movie together and luck for us he was able to do it but still the director should have known better. Maybe that is why 127 hours was so good, because the film maker can direct only one guy at a time? Who knows?