I felt it did not live up to the hype. The story is at best a 7, the acting an 8, and the cinematography was a 9. So on that scale an strong 8. Not the best I've seen but definitely not the worst that's come out in the last 2 years. Would I suggest watching it twice....yes the 2nd time is better and you get more out of it....but it's still an 8.