VERY disappointing.

Rating: 3/10 (11 January 2013)

Just got in from seething through this loooooong, boooooring movie; without question top pick for biggest disappointment of the year. If this is the movie the book must be unreadable. Specifics: Screen play was confusing, choppy, and lacked palpable progression of tension and story. The acting (like "Hurt Locker") was forced, the dialogue goofy and preachy. Scenes were often unnecessarily drawn out or included for no apparent reason other than someone must have thought it cool. How last year's amateurish "Hurt Locker" garnered even Oscar buzz was astonishing enough. Now this? What the hell is going on!? Yes...the king really is naked, will ya!