Kind of like bait and switch

Rating: 5/10 (9 May 2010)

When I first saw the trailer for this, I was very intrigued. It (the trailer) reminded me a lot of "Burn After Reading" which Clooney was very good in and which I enjoyed a greatly. What I found was a film that was slightly amusing, but also tried to be dramatic and was only mediocre in that context. While there were plenty of amusing moments in this film. they were only mildly amusing, and not well placed. Unfortunately the attempts at drama only dragged down the story. There were good performances by Clooney, Spacey, and Bridges, but the simply couldn't elevate the story sufficiently. I might have given it a higher rating if the film had just tried to be amusing, but after seeing the trailer and then seeing the film, I felt somewhat disappointed.