Sorry but it's just not cutting it...

Rating: 1/10 (17 January 2009)

Really, really, really! I just don't like it. I love the idea. Who wouldn't? It's got some really promising bits in it and the look of the film is obviously first rate. I love most Fincher movies and his stamp is all over this visually. And some of the acting is very good.
Unfortunately i base my ratings for films on whether i enjoy them or not and not based on a concept or the lighting or the effects. Yes it's creative but it runs out of steam fairly quickly. I spent the first 30 minutes thinking, nice concept, cool characters i wonder where this is going. By the final third i just didn't care anymore. I didn't engage with the characters at all. Brad Pitt is not a great actor and doesn't win me over at all. I didn't want to cry and i cry at pretty much anything, honestly it's a curse. I just ran out of putting the effort in to stay with the story.
People are entitled to their opinion but an average of 8.5...come on. Top 75 films of all time. Not even close. It's an over-hyped piece of cinema "cool". You do not have to pretend that this is the bees knees. Be honest with your reviews. Your misleading the public and perpetuating a myth.
So i'll finish on this. My true rating for this film is about a 5. I'm giving it a 1 though as i'm hoping it balances out the over enthusiasm of some of the IMDb crowd of Film fascists who care more about clever than they do about entertaining.
I don't know, maybe i'm wrong but please, do me one favour. give it an honest vote.