Title: Not All That
Product review: Director David Fincher tries desperately to make this plodding but beautifully photographed movie something magical, but the leaden, tin-eared script keeps the proceedings resolutely earthbound. Really, young screenwriters should be assigned the not unenviable task of watching "Casablanca" each and every day until creating memorable dialogue and characters becomes second nature. I have NO idea why this film was nominated for any Oscars other than the technical awards; it must have been the Fitzgerald story on which it was based.
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