disappointed

I had high expectations for this film, considering the great cast. However, I was disappointed in their melodramatic acting and in the trite, dull and clichéd script itself.
If you're writing a script that's a homage to the 1940s, shouldn't the scriptwriter stick to that particular style? The use of F words and nudity (not a needed scene) was not the best idea, and actually called for disappointment already.

What saved the movie was:
- that it was shot in black and white, with no microphones,
- its colorful score,
- and its storyline (albeit weakly developed and confusing at times).
Captain Jake Geismar (George Clooney) is in Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference in post-World War II Germany, but he is dragged into a murder investigation involving his former mistress Lena (Cate Blanchett) and his driver (Tobey Maguire).

The last scene was a clone of Casablanca's last scene - was it intentional? It is a very *slow* film noir, and political thriller, and certainly not a film that everyone will enjoy.


4/10