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Painful to get through

posted 8 years ago by heisenberg12
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Nonstop dialogue (did this set a record? It's got to be up there), only 3 sets, and about six characters coming and going in those sets revolving around an unlikable lead character for two hours and twenty minutes.

Ouch.

I couldn't stop looking at the clock and never thought it was possible to make Sully look this good until I saw this.

But Washington did a great job, it had good acting, and it had its good moments. With this I think it's amazing how hard DW must have worked with so many lines to memorize and act out. He never shuts up it seems for two hours. Another positive was the ability to develop and get to know the characters, but unfortunately none of this was enough to overcome the boredom and painstaking experience it was to sit through it. A much better example of a slower type movie this year is Loving.

[–] DanTUtilizer 8 years ago

Ya, good movie. Just all the talking was giving me a headache. I remember the first 20 minutes going "Yeesh shut up Denzel" his face is all over the screen and he can't stop yapping until the movie ends. I'd believe this could win the award of the most dialogue in a single feature length.

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