Not pleased

Rating: 5/10 (9 January 2007)

I give this movie a 5, but I should have given it a 4 because only SOME of the acting was great. John Turturro (from Mr. Deeds & Secret Window) was wonderful to watch in this movie, but unfortunately he is not the main character. Don't get me wrong, I think Matt Damon is (usually) a great actor. In fact he was great in this movie as well, but it was just simply boring. His character bored me and even frustrated me at times. I consider myself to be a pretty knowledgeable person, and I have a great appreciation for history, screenplay, and movies that are themed in the 40s - 60s... But this one simply didn't do it for me. Even history buffs gave it bad reviews. I also do not see how this movie is categorized as a drama, because there simply was no drama... Except for the few scenes where Angelina Jolie expresses her distress in their horrible marriage. Drama is suppose to 'move' you or at least stir up a couple of emotions within you, and this movie did not do that.... Rather, it made me yawn more & more as the story progressed. Please listen to the other "critics" who gave negative reviews. I cannot say anymore than they can. They hit the nail right on the head & could not have given you a more honest reflection of this film. I wish it had been a better movie, but once again... it was one of those films that gets your hopes up because of the A-list actors that you see in the previews... then turns out to be a disappointing movie. Many of the scenes seemed like they were just thrown in there for no coherent reason other than an excuse for a cameo. The movie was very inconsistent. Viewer Beware!