Overly done but just wouldn't end

Rating: 2/10 (14 December 2014)

Much like a tired prostitute downtown this movie tried too hard but got nowhere. The story, while not inherently bad, was non-descript and reasonably predictable from the movie summary listed online. Somehow it still took 3 hours to squeeze in every possibly ounce of tired tropes. Guy has money. Guy likes drugs and women. Guy progresses through a typical set of circumstances from that point forward. Why this movie has received this degree of celebration and praise is beyond me. Halfway through you don't notice nudity or drugs because it blends into the background. While I can respect that as an artistic choice in this case it just seemed like they added a half cup too many boobs, and a tablespoon too much coke to the film recipe and no one had the heart to tell them. After an hour I started watching the clock, wondering how much longer they could stretch this story out. It's very, very rare that after a movie I have that feeling of frustration at an evening wasted. In this case I can resoundingly say that I wasted my night on this particular movie.