So long, so underdeveloped

Rating: 4/10 (30 December 2006)

This movie achieved the rare feat of being way too long and yet underdeveloped. It's like watching part of 20 different movies about the same guy. Half of the scenes seem almost unconnected to the other's, other than Damon's character is in them. For example, Pesci's scene serves no purpose other than to give Pesci something to do and to provide lines for the trailer. It's boring, it's long, and it's tedious. Now I know why the story of the birth of the CIA went untold for so long. Because it's so boring.
Damon does not do a good job. His character is supposed to be going through a transformation similar to Pacino in the Godfather, but Damon plays the character the same way throughout. So you never get the feeling that the CIA made him into what he becomes. He seems that way all along.
Also, Damon and Jolie don't age in the film even though more than 20 years pass. At the end, Damon has a son that looks the same age as him.
This is a wonderful looking film. But it is very slow and very boring and deeply flawed.