Easily one of, if not the, most over-hyped films of 2015.

Rating: 1/10 (29 December 2015)

I went into this film with an open mind. just having come fresh off "The Revenant", I was expecting a good drama. with people you care about and people you could connect with. but when viewing this movie, I got a two hour long snore fest that makes "The Host" from 2013 look like an Oscar contender. "Spotlight" is one of the most over hyped movies of the 2015 award season.
"Spotlight" follows the Boston Globe's Spotlight team's investigation of child abuse in the Boston area by the local priests. It stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup.
Everyone describes this movie as "The best drama of 2015" to which I say What movie did you people watch? The movie is incredibly BORING. There's no drama, you don't connect with any of the characters portrayed in the film, and there's no intensity. Now, when I watch a movie, I expect good acting, a good story, good characters, good direction, and most importantly, a good bond between me and the people on screen.
As far as acting goes, both Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams give some fantastic performances. Easily worthy of Oscar nominations. Michael Keaton on the other hand, is once again a horrible actor. This movie did not make me like him any more than what I previously did. Granted I didn't review last year's Birdman, but I watched it and thought it was a garbage movie that made no sense. I hated him in "Birdman" and I hated him now in "Spotlight." Don't quit your day job Mr. Keaton, that's all I can really say about you. As for the other actors, the film was so boring to me I don't remember how the other actors preformed.
At two hours and eight minutes, "spotlight" dragged on as if it was 2 months and 8 days. it just wouldn't end. Now, "The Revenant" is Two hours and Thirty-Six minutes Long. I had just come off of watching that movie, and it felt like One hour and 10 Minutes.
Overall "Spotlight" is an over hyped, waste of time that should not be watched. This movie should be a 0.1% because of how boring it is. 8.9% is FAR to Generous. DO NOT watch this movie. save your money and go watch "Room". "Room" has a much better Narrative, better characters that you root for, a much better plot, and better acting.
Unfortunately, IMDb doesn't allow you to give movies 0 stars or 0 out of 10s, so I have to live with giving "Spotlight" a 1 out of 10. An awful disgrace of a movie which should never be viewed by everyone. If you're an Academy Member and you're reading this, DO NOT vote for this movie. there are FAR better award movies out such as "The Martian", "Mad Max Fury Road", "Room", "The Revenant", and even "Carol".
Final Rating: 1/10. (0 out of 10 if I were allowed to.)