I was looking forward to this movie. So much praise and all those Oscar nominations... I was disappointed. Yes, it is well made; yes, it was well acted (Carrel was particularly good, Bale played his usual twisted character); but I was bored, even dozed off somewhere through the first half so I had to rewind and start again. The events in question are recent and are still fresh in our memories, we know how it all ends. More than once I was ready to wrap it up, but it kept twisting and stretching. It had its funny moments. I might see it again in the hope I can find those treasurable moments other reviews talk about but I'm not holding my breath. There are better things out there at the moment.