What was Al Pacino thinking?

Not only acting, but the artificial looks too. At the beginning of his career (Godfather, Panic in Needle Park, Dog day afternoon, Serpico, Scarface) Pacino was acting and looking so natural. He also acted his age. I guess that pushed him into the stardom. In this movie he looks like an old, pruned, metrosexual playboy who dyes his hair and beard! His appearance makes you wish he was given only 8 minutes, hoping he'd die real soon so the agony of watching him can end.
I think actors should cope with their age - like Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson do, for example. And that's why their movies are still good or even better than before.

What if I say: "The movie was quite good. DO! I repeat: DO RENT THIS MOVIE!"

That's a bit exaggerated though, but yours is even more.

Writing was not bad at all, acting could be better yeah. But that's not making a movie "brutal" (I assume this is an odd word saying something like 'worthless). I think it's not little above average.

What's wrong with his haircut by the way? My father has also hair like that, it changes every minute. And considering Pacino was quite active in his role, and that he likes to feel his face and hair with his hands...