Not a good film but not a bad film either. Self indulgent & thinks itself cleverer then it is. However; when you have Bale, he elevates any film he acts in. Remains to be seen if John Washington is capable of filling Denzel's shoes on this showing, although i did love blackklansman. However Bale does get some fantastic help here; the brilliant Taylor-Joy, Zoe Zaldana, Andrea Risborough, Rami Malek & the legend DeNiro. Nice to see the criminally underrated & underused Michael Shannon here aswell. Disappointing script, weak plot that never truly lands cleanly but Bale's performance & acting is always worth your time. Him & the supporting cast elevate the material. It also does have some entertainment value & while far from the finished article & somewhat wasting a incredible cast....it still isn't a complete waste of your time.