I can see why the bad reviews are there.
It takes at least 45 mins for this to get good and I usually bail on a movie by then. I'm glad I stuck with it though, because the second 1/2 is great!!
If I were rating the 1st half only, I'd only give 2 stars because it's incredibly boring and uninteresting. I dont need action or tons of excitement, but the writing and acting wasn't even interesting in the 1st half.
I gave 6 stars because the 2nd 1/2 was really good!.
I stuck with it because I love true stories and the cast so I was forgiving about the 1st half.
I'm glad I stuck because it got great!