Title: A Long, Dull Story I'd Heard Before
Product review: A poor man's Forrest Gump with an inexplicable gimmick tossed in. This really didn't need to be half as long as it was, and all the major scenes seemed like window dressing while the dull in-between moments were stretched out for as long as possible. It had a few charming scenes and some legitimately funny bits (especially the old man recounting his experiences with lightning) but give any film nearly three hours and a huge budget; the law of averages says it's bound to stumble across a few of those by sheer chance. Many of the character moments were forced and stiff, and there was almost zero chemistry between Blanchett and Pitt to back up their supposed lifelong passion for one another. Wrapping the whole story up into Hurricane Katrina just felt cheap and needless. A real disappointment.
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