But I was impressed by many things. The overall production especially. The performances and singing, top to bottom, even untrained singers like Crowe, whose performance I found as strong as anyone's. It worked. Hathaway's signature song is a knockout, should win the Oscar. It should win some tech categories, too, and I would have nominated it for editing and cinematography.
What didn't work for me is the script, the story. Too much indulgence in off-the-story-spine moments, releasing tension (the inn scene, for example). Some unnecessary repetition. And worse, the ensemble ending, totally unearned, a Hollywood political romance. The elements are here for a Hollywood masterpiece but the director didn't know when to say No!
That's my two bits, which is worth less than two bits ha ha. Golden Globes tonight! I usually enjoy them more than the Oscars.
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