Basically Boring

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2009)

After all the critical raves, I was really disappointed. As a confirmed Clooney fan, I thought I could enjoy anything he was in, but this is the second test where that theory failed, the first one having been "Syrianna" (which was far worst than this). The movie could have used substantial editing - after all, how many times did we really need to see individuals getting the ax? Or listen to the entirety of Ryan's stump speech? I found myself bored during most of it because nothing much ever happened and what did happen did so at a glacial pace. The whole thing was salvaged by the magnetism of its three stars. Clooney does find his match in both of these two very watchable actresses.