Nonureva
Really Surprised!
YouHeart
I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
Haven Kaycee
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
scottjburzynski
This seemed like the type of film I would typically enjoy, however there is nothing enjoyable about this film whatsoever.The first half is so slow-paced and drawn out that I almost completely lost interest before the actual point of the dinner was revealed. Once I got to that point, the premise of the film was *just* interesting enough to force myself to suffer through the meandering second half to find out what happens in the end... except there is no actual ending. It just stops, as if they suddenly ran out of film while shooting the final scene.Besides that, the sound editing made me want to punch my TV screen in the face. How, you ask? By starting with practically inaudible dialogue muttered under the breath, and cutting suddenly to blaringly loud transition music, and repeating that about 46 trillion times until I wore out the volume buttons on my remote.This might be the most excruciating film I've ever sat through.
Clinton Yuen
A psychologically disturbed history teacher Paul (Steve Coogan) and his wife Claire meet with Stan (Richard Gere), a prominent politician and wife Katelyn, at an exclusive restaurant to discuss how to handle the crimes of their sons. Paul and Stan are brothers. Paul's son (Michael) instigates an attack and murders a homeless woman. Stan's son (Rick) is a reluctant accomplice. Paul is obsessed with the Gettysburg Battle and other wars and justifies wars as a way of cleansing undesirables from society. Evidently this dark reasoning influenced his son to commit the crime. This guilt weighs on Paul's conscience and drives him insane. Stan has another adopted son Beau, who is black. Beau was conscientious enough to leaves the scene before the crime. The parent's discussion comes down to a strategy for what is best overall. Stan is alone in choosing to have his son turn himself in. The two wives and Paul, on the other hand, choose to protect their sons by cover up. Paul has in the past openly confesses to not being a bigot towards blacks. At the climax of the movie, Steven goes to Stan's house and murders Beau in an act that affirms his position about removing undesirables from society (in this case blacks) and thereby contradicting his denials of bigotry.
jeffreynigro
Too many threads, no empathetic characters, crappy edits and a non-ending. A massive waste of talent and 2 hours of my time. Allegory? Even allegory needs coherence and this film had no cohesiveness whatsoever.
lbooth-71435
I was really looking forward to watching this movie. Great cast, interesting story line. Such a waste of 2 hours of my life. Don't bother
