Baffled by the rave reviews

Rating: 2/10 (30 December 2011)

I am baffled by the rave reviews for this film. While I had every reason to believe it was going to be excellent, it was a tedious let down. Despite its brand-name actors, great scenery, etc., there is almost zero character development (and, no, I should not have to read the book first), no real protagonist (or antagonist for that matter), and very little by way of an actual story. Further, there is no vested interest in a central characters(s) and I found myself not caring a fig for what happened to any of them. The whole thing amounts to little more than a mildly interesting, parlor photo album of London in the 70s. Big disappointment. I was glad when it was over so I could go have a smoke.