Is it worth the price of a movie ticket? No.

Rating: 6/10 (18 September 2016)

One nation under surveillance for liberty and justice for all.
I found this movie to be mediocre at best, which is a huge disappointment from director Oliver Stone. Oliver has brought us the original Wall Street, directed the remake (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) and directed Savages. Although none of these films did very well at box office, I felt they delivered better than this movie.
The cinematography didn't enhance the dramatization of Edward Snowden's story. In some cases it was distracting and took away from the scene. Unfortunately, it was overall bland or boring and very forgettable.
The score seemed safe to me. I didn't hear anything inherent from this sound track or even from the sound design of the film which is a big let down. This film is so heavy on dialogue where it could have relied on sight and sound to convey a message to the audience especially when the film is about espionage. Even the high ceiling camera angles made to look like security cams didn't do much for the film.
The acting roles were not up to par and I do not blame the actors, I blame the writing. I felt like they were limited to a script that wasn't very strong to begin with. Shailene Woodley's character was hard to grasp with no back story and their relationship didn't seem to make much sense in the beginning but eventually the chemistry between them grew on me and was more believable.
Lastly, the movie was very long and drawn out. So much of the film could've been cut out and had the same effect. If you're planning on watching this film, be aware it's almost 2 and a half hours.