This is such a wonderful film... what made it to the screen that is. It is disjointed and leaves you unsatisfied. It feels like important character development was discarded for a tight running time. Kinda like this review.
Affleck is golden. Little JR holds his own. Grown JR never gets fleshed out clearly in a fulfilling way as we skip through his life. He is surrounded by interesting characters that pop up but never get more than a few choice lines before they are gone again.
Clooney gets good performances from all involved.
Do watch it, but maybe the book is needed as a companion to fill in the blanks.
And it has a great soundtrack.
Affleck is golden. Little JR holds his own. Grown JR never gets fleshed out clearly in a fulfilling way as we skip through his life. He is surrounded by interesting characters that pop up but never get more than a few choice lines before they are gone again.
Clooney gets good performances from all involved.
Do watch it, but maybe the book is needed as a companion to fill in the blanks.
And it has a great soundtrack.