I Hated to Love It!

Rating: 9/10 (10 March 2015)

I was supposed to hate it because its premise is gimmicky... And it is. I'll tell you that up front because I'd hate to have you watch it then blame me 'cause I didn't warn you.
But it's got that dram of Fincher smarts that transmutes the leaden premise and spins it into... Well, maybe not *gold*, but something distinctly better than lead.
Seriously: Once I smelled that premise, I staunchly decided to hate the flick. But I kept watching, and got swept up in the majesty of the execution; notably, the direction.
I'd go so far as to class this flick with others about which it can be said that a great myth can cover many cinematic sins. But this one has only one real sin to cover (the premise), and it succeeds, in my book.
Check it out.