Didn't believe it.

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2010)

My problem with this film is that, as good as Clooney's performance is as Ryan, I didn't believe the character for a second. There was no reason to accept that Ryan was a real person the way that he is. No way to think that a person could be in his situation where he was "ready to make a connection" because there was no explanation as to why any functioning human being would be so connection phobic in the first place. It's not Clooney's fault. It's simply that the character was written without enough back story to make him realistic. He's a plot device and nothing more. Which is why the story ultimately fails to work or generate much emotional impact.
The rest of the cast is terrific, and both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick deserve the nominations and awards that they've received so far. Pacing is good, and the script is well written, except for the big hole where the main character should be.