Mediocre movie for an extraordinary story

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2016)

This movie is not bad per se. I actually wasn't sure if I would give it a 5/10 or 6/10. I landed on 5/10 for one reason.
And that is the story and pacing. This is an amazing story to work with, I believe this story could have been made into a very tense and exhilarating movie. Not just the fact that bringing out these documents was dangerous but also the fact that you are watching someone doing this for the American people and their right to know. I wouldn't say that this movie fumbled the story completely. But I firmly believe this movie was three quarters of an hour too long. This movie would have been 10 time more exciting and 10 times more interesting if it had been shorter. At certain times I was just losing my interest, and that is unforgivable in a movie like this. This topic actually interests me deeply, yet the movie couldn't always keep my attention. Sometimes it glossed over certain parts and went deeply into things that arn't at all that interesting. The pacing was off, and that really screwed with the storyline and the interest of the viewer.
Everything else about this movie was fine, but not extraordinary. The acting was good, I like Joseph Gordon Levitt. I wished Shailene Woodly had a more interesting role, but it was oke. The visuals were standard overall, with sometimes a little interesting twist, but not often enough to be noticeable. But with this kind of story the visuals arn't that important.
So yes, i'd say mediocre movie. Would have been better is the pacing wasn't that off and if it had been a lot shorter. I'd say watch Citizen Four instead. But it is also not a terrible watch. You wont be angry if you've seen it.