I am pretty stingy with my 10 ratings and I have enough respect for the effort and complexity of movie making that I rarely rate a movie a 1. This movie got a 1.
I rented the movie based on my appreciation with the work of Robert Downey. With such a strong supporting cast - real A list actors - I thought this would be a good movie in spite of the relatively low IMDb rating. I now appreciate Downey less and IMDb viewers more.
The writing was bush league. I think it was trying to be a campy spoof of the 1940's film noir, but it was just bad. The direction was weak as well. There was film-school shots that would make George Romero cringe.
Run, don't walk, away from this disaster of a movie. If you like Robert Downey, go rent "Chaplin" again, but don't waste your time on this dog.
I rented the movie based on my appreciation with the work of Robert Downey. With such a strong supporting cast - real A list actors - I thought this would be a good movie in spite of the relatively low IMDb rating. I now appreciate Downey less and IMDb viewers more.
The writing was bush league. I think it was trying to be a campy spoof of the 1940's film noir, but it was just bad. The direction was weak as well. There was film-school shots that would make George Romero cringe.
Run, don't walk, away from this disaster of a movie. If you like Robert Downey, go rent "Chaplin" again, but don't waste your time on this dog.