Curiously, I wanted to really like this movie

Rating: 2/10 (22 January 2009)

However,the film falls so short. The movie is a complete study of what it is like for two movie stars that have no chemistry. I love movies and have been a fan for over forty years. Now after seeing this movie, I know what it is like to watch a movie and see people trying to act like they care about each other. There is just nothing between Pitt and Blanchett. The two leads in this story are incredible actors and bring much to their craft. It seems the lack of chemistry is more in the direction of the movie and ineptness of taking the story to a level that moves you. The cinematopography is nice and the soundtrack is average. There are some points in the movie that they try to convey but they come across as just so-so. Not the epic, this movie is being portrayed as being.
I like the premise of the story but the movie fails to capture me emotionally, and please there is not the slightest bit of similarity between this and "Forrest Gump". It is not fair to compare one story against another so that each can stand on it's own. However you might see and love it. If that is the case, enjoy! It was just a "curious" disappointment for me as a person who loves a good movie.