Was not Thrilled

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2006)

I was just plain and simple not thrilled. I hope I am not the only one either. In a movie with so many names and common faces(Damon, De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Sir Michael Gambon, Alec Baldwin), one would expect perhaps a better overall production. The plot had so many dead ends and inconsistencies it was hard to keep up with. Matt Damon is a tremendous actor, but in this film his character was lamer than a duck. I found myself not caring at all about ANY of the characters whatsoever. I am not sure about DeNiro's directing style either, I think that this was a major contributor to the weakening of this film. Various characters flocked in and out of the plot line while it jumped back and forth across a span of 20plus years. All of which contributed almost nothing in my opinion. Of course, maybe I am being a little too harsh, there were some strong points. I did enjoy the lighting and cinematography.
Overall however, I found myself fighting off the incessant burden of severe boredom, and more fascinated with counting the number of people who either passed out or got up and left. Not what I expected to see, and I would not recommend this to prospective viewers.