Steve Jaffe

DeNiro and Hathaway could make any script sing. Even if it’s not a musical. I’m a sucker for Rom-Coms.

It is not the same to be in suspense as to be waiting for something to happen to justify your time. Don’t want to waste it and that’s what happens here. It has moments because of great actors but it’s not enough.

This was very well done by Ray and Daniels and co. Stranger than fiction. If pitched, no one would believe it. Watch and learn. Sad and frightening. Gleeson was excellent. Daniels superb.

Ana de Armas can do anything she wants to do. She is the glue that holds this movie together. Affleck, also a solid actor, can be interesting without moving a muscle which is pretty much what he does here. Director Lyne is not at all too old as some fool said but probably should have stayed closer to the book. The film is too long, likely cost too much for the eye candy, and is both too predictable and leaves one wondering what the deal was with those people. Not a major win for expert detective work. I say, “One Thumb up!”

Save your time on this one. Watch something in Russian without subtitles.