Title: Surprisingly, the poor reviews were spot on
Product review: I was aware of this film's poor reviews going in, but it's George Clooney - how bad can it be? Well, pretty bad. I could forgive the self-righteousness of this film, but not the mess that is the screenplay. I spent the first hour wondering when the disjointed plot elements would come together, and the second half realizing they probably never would. To compare this movie to Traffic is a flattery it does not deserve. Basically what you get is a rather confused propaganda piece that can be summed up this way: US government: bad. Oil companies: extra, extra bad. Clearly, Mr. Clooney the politician got ahead of Mr. Clooney the actor on this one.
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