I can kind of see why some would find it boring. This movie tells a story and you have to be interested in the story to sit though the movie, the same thing happened to "Big Fish." This is a story about a fictionalized version of Steven Spielberg's formative years. I was captured in the beginning and I get it that some aren't as that most Spielberg movies are more of an experience instead of a story. So if you're going to watch it, but yourself in story mode.

I liked every actor/actress in this movie. They were perfectly cast and inhabited their roles minus Seth Rogan, who, to me, was miscast in this movie. Maybe his character shared some physical attribute that the actors shared and reminded Spielberg of him who knows, but he was out of place. The rest were spot on and made up for this.

Michelle Williams has come a long way in her acting career. I forgot who she was as she inhabited her character. The closet scene with her son was an Academy Award winning performance. Also her dance scene was moving.

Paul Dano is perfectly understated for his role as the dutiful father.

Judd Hirsch could be cast as a rock and be wonderful; his part is a great, if not a brief appearance.

Gabriel LaBelle is impressive but Sam Rechner who plays a bully was actually great in his sensitive tough-type role. He was on par with his other actors who were more seasoned, but he and Gabriel Labelle don't have a lot of acting credits to their names, making this even more impressive.

Watch this movie if you like stories, if you look closely, you'll see nods to Spielberg's other movies that he had a hand in spread throughout (Twister and Hook stood out to me). It's not action and falls more in the drama category so some may be put off by that. Give it a chance.