Too long, too boring

Rating: 2/10 (5 January 2007)

Matt Damon is force-fit into character he doesn't resemble in the least where he overplays the CIA stereotype (though inaccurate portrayal) of a cold, expressionless robot. The movie jumps between decades continually -- confusing rather than reinforcing the story. In the end you get bored with the whole thing and give up trying to understand where the plot is going. It's just plain too long a movie for what they're trying to tell. Robert DeNiro picked the wrong horse to ride on in his bit part. The guy is normally a lead character so I can't imagine him settling for low billing. Alec Baldwin, on the other hand, is rightfully a perennial B-movie star so this is probably a step up for him.