The real-life story of a journalist and a musician

Rating: 4/10 (7 August 2009)

And yet we have one more in a growing series of mediocre movies with lots of hype before release to get the public all excited (usually for naught). What is it with Hollywood and the drivel coming out with another not-very-interesting movie? Yet, the actual story about Ayers, and even Lopez, is interesting. Too bad that this movie did not, or could not, convey their story better. Or maybe this movie did portray exactly how the relationship was/is: Boring. But what got me, and is bothering me more and more, is the fact that actors are mumbling more and more. Downey has always been a fast talker, and mumbler, and Foxx, playing Ayers (with his associated psychiatric issues) portrayed a mentally disturbed individual fairly well, but if the audience cannot understand or hear (also because of too much or too loud background noise), what is the point of making the flick? Think I want to spend most of my time "rewinding" to a previous scene so that I can figure out what was just said? I say enough of this already. Pay attention to where the microphones are. Tell actors to slow down their speech. And quit mumbling!