Good fun spoiled

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2016)

We had high expectations for this movie, based on the cast and on the trailers viewed. In fact, the movie was quite good until the ending, which was unnecessarily amateurish and inappropriate. The character played by Russell Crowe would not have reverted to drinking after witnessing--and scorning-- the pitiful alcohol-induced incompetence of the character played by Ryan Gosling, nor would he have partnered with him going forward. Also, the idea of having a pre-teen saying "I need a drink!" as the movie drives to its close is a bit of enabling that society (and the story) really doesn't need. The last five minutes of this movie scream for a re-write! Apart from this, the movie was very promising, with generally very good performances.