1. I wasn't all there - I saw the movie with a mild concussion. A few days before, I hit my head on a metal object. I didn't realize how bad it was until I started having some memory problems (and the nausea started to set in). I hesitate writing about the movie, because I honestly don't remember all of it. My friend had to remind me that we even saw it. A few weeks have gone by and I've been racking my brain trying to put all the pieces of the movie together, at least enough to decide that it wasn't amazing. It was good (and obviously, I will watch it again at some point), but it seems like most of it has been done before.
2. Something went wrong - It's hard to pinpoint what that is, but it's a movie that has all the elements to be great. Yet, it wasn't. Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta were all incredible. The plot was engaging. Some of the shots were sublime. I guess that leaves the pace, which was a tad too slow and the dialogue, which could have used some humor. From the trailer, it seemed like more of a black comedy, but all of the funny bits were shown in the trailer - the rest is very serious.
3. It was a little too obvious - The in-your-face commentary on Capitalism was unnecessary. It could have benefited from a little thing called subtlety.
*I realize this is probably the worst post I've ever written about a movie, and it's a bit unfair to judge it based on my situation. I will certainly give the movie a second look once it is released on DVD.
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