12 years too long

Rating: 1/10 (13 April 2013)

The emperor has no clothes! Where is the genius, the plot, the acting? Did I watch the same movies reviewers were mad about? Talk about character development!! We are to believe the movie takes place over a timeframe of twelve years and not one character ages, changes, or has any evolution? Jessica Chastin's wardrobe doesn't even change from the tight t-shirtand pants. And the most interesting character, Dan gets lost in a car dealership in Saudi Arabiaafter trading the cost of a Lamborgini (terrific ad placement, I wonder what they paid) for the phone number of Obama's courier's mother. The scenes, particularly the end where Chastin is treated to a private plane out of Pakestan are so clichéd--helicopters rise in clouds of foggy smoke, men barge around in the dark with scope lighting, generic music heightens the drama, the only question remaining is why was this movie 2 1/2 hours long? It could have been the usual90 minutes. Twelve years is a long timewhen nothing happens