An average movie

Even though it was a huge flop, since I always enjoyed Oliver Stone's work, I was still eager to check this flick. Unfortunately, it does deserve its reputation and it is arguably the most disappointing movie directed by Stone. I must admit that, the first time around, I wasn't really sure what to make of this movie (honestly, I didn't think it was that bad actually) so I watched it again a few months later, and this time around, I understood what was wrong with this movie and I understood that it was not that good at all. Above all, I thought it was just really messy and, frankly, rather poorly written. Indeed, they focus on certain moments, certain scenes which seem rather trivial whereas some other which sound really important or interesting are just rushed or even skipped. And, of course, there was the old homosexual thing which was indeed poorly handled. I mean, if you are going to tackle the subject, you either go for it all the way or you just drop the whole thing all together. What I mean by that, is that, for example, you are treated with a gratuitous naked scene with Rosario Dawson but then, with Jared Leto, they don't even touch each other and those scenes were just terribly embarrassing. Still, the whole thing is not completely worthless. Indeed, it remains a fascinating historical figure , the whole thing looked awesome and there was a nice cast (Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers). For Colin Farrell, it was yet another disappointing high profile project, just like 'Miami Vice' which was released 2 years later. To conclude, even though it is far from being one of the worst movies ever made, it is still a disappointment and it is not really worth a look, I'm afraid.

5/10