Gains: +2
This movie was great in the middle. Suspense and politics carried the day during the middle. Two conversations, in particular, in the middle (and one at the end) were worthy of note. They carried the movie incredibly. I always enjoy watching George Clooney. He even makes bad movies into tolerable ones.
Losses: -4
I cannot understand what is to like about a bunch of morally bankrupt people. Let me list them (spoilers alert): a lawyer realizes all the horrible things he had done, tries to do something good-ish, and gets killed for it; a lady lawyer works for a reprehensible company and sells her (apparently worthless) soul to save her company what is due it; a main character has a gambling addiction and sells out a man he respects to get money to cover his debt, then after an attempt on his life because he knows too much, he gets even by turning his evidence over to the police in a sting operation. Please note that his character never changes, just his tactics, thus rendering the movie morally vacant. The beginning was slow and the end was - meh - two thumbs horizontal. There were a couple of other moments of things I did not want to witness or hear or even repeat here.
Final Judgement: -2
A good movie to watch if you are captured by terrorists and have nothing better to do. They may even decide to work it into your torture regimen. This movie made me start thinking that I may begin only watching movies that come with some kind of recommendation. I am curbing my list to, with a few exceptions, this new guideline.
This movie was great in the middle. Suspense and politics carried the day during the middle. Two conversations, in particular, in the middle (and one at the end) were worthy of note. They carried the movie incredibly. I always enjoy watching George Clooney. He even makes bad movies into tolerable ones.
Losses: -4I cannot understand what is to like about a bunch of morally bankrupt people. Let me list them (spoilers alert): a lawyer realizes all the horrible things he had done, tries to do something good-ish, and gets killed for it; a lady lawyer works for a reprehensible company and sells her (apparently worthless) soul to save her company what is due it; a main character has a gambling addiction and sells out a man he respects to get money to cover his debt, then after an attempt on his life because he knows too much, he gets even by turning his evidence over to the police in a sting operation. Please note that his character never changes, just his tactics, thus rendering the movie morally vacant. The beginning was slow and the end was - meh - two thumbs horizontal. There were a couple of other moments of things I did not want to witness or hear or even repeat here.
Final Judgement: -2
A good movie to watch if you are captured by terrorists and have nothing better to do. They may even decide to work it into your torture regimen. This movie made me start thinking that I may begin only watching movies that come with some kind of recommendation. I am curbing my list to, with a few exceptions, this new guideline.
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