J. Edgar
The first—and probably last—pairing of director Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio is a sloppy, drawn-out, lumbering failure. It’s one of the movie year’s hugest disappointments. Most of the blame goes to Eastwood, who utilizes droning voiceovers and a washed-out visual approach that bores. The subject matter calls for something epic, but Eastwood’s dreary choices make the film uncomfortably intimate and small. Eastwood shot this film quickly on a modest budget, and it shows. The normally reliable DiCaprio is miscast. He’s all wrong for a part that requires him to age almost 50 years, and the voice he employs, especially during the ponderous narration, sounds as if he is attempting his best Darth Vader impersonation.
By Bob Grimm
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Credits
Director:
- Clint Eastwood
Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Naomi Watts
- Armie Hammer
- Josh Lucas
- Judi Dench
- Ken Howard
- Gunner Wright
- David Cooper
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Dermot Mulroney
- Denis O'Hare
- Damon Herriman
- Stephen Root
- Jessica Hecht
- Josh Hamilton
Producers:
- Clint Eastwood
- Brian Grazer
- Robert Lorenz
- Tim Moore
- Erica Huggins
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