Deeply moving but lethargic

Rating: 5/10 (9 August 2009)

This is an outstanding film from the point of editing, cinematography, screenplay, set design and visual effects. No wonder it got so many Academy Award nominations.
The screenplay's story of how ephemeral life is with all its loving and poignant moments makes this film unique and timeless.
My only criticism is that the plot is lethargic, and monotonous. This would have been a better movie if shortened to no more than 120 minutes.
It boringly shuffles between New Orleans and New York, and a few other points of interest. But the film's journey across the decades is a snooze and largely forgettable, unlike the rhythm, buoyancy and electricity of "Forrest Gump."