Excellence in only one aspect of a film ....when do you stop caring..

Rating: 6/10 (11 January 2014)

i have never been more confident about the title of a review capturing my thoughts about a movie so completely.
This movie has brilliant performances ...the excesses shown as part of the lives of the protagonist and his associates (most of which i have learned are true)...have been shown with a blend of extremism and restraint which will guarantee nominations in all the awards..
The issues begin early on starting with the plot.....because the story revolves around characters who barely change throughout the movie....and around a series of events in their lives .....the movie becomes utterly predictable and boring towards the end....
The editing is leisurely as if a deliberate attempt at an epic is play.
The cast is able to pull of individual scenes with aplomb but the weak plot and poor editing ....which has stretched the movie to the EPIC length of 180 minutes doesn't do this movie an favours..
We all know from the beginning how this is going to end...but after a while the sense of foreboding reaches the point where you almost know how every scene or incident is going to end.
This movie is possibly a victim of its Cast and crews greatness...and their misdirected shot at making another legend..
If the end despite the amazing talent behind and in front of the camera this movie remains a bunch of amazing scenes..