Rating of
1.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 10/01/17
Director Grant Heslov aims for a quirky comical style in the vein of the Coen Brothers in this comedy-drama;supposedly based off a true story. Unfortunately it's terribly uneven and the story doesn't flow as easily as it believes it does. Ewan McGregor is trying as the only actor whose character has a real arc with development. The high calibar cast that includes George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, and Nick Offerman is pretty much wasted. They're playing strange caricatures to fit the movie's broad sense of humor. It's really too bad because the factual events behind the movie really are fascinating.