This film is nominated for 9 Oscars.

The acting and in particular the dialog , many times throughout the film is like taken from a theatric play. The actors want to look like they care about what they are saying , but it doesn't quite work in the end , mainly because of the dialog itself , but it might also give the impression that the actors aren't doing a good job.

Apart from this dialog handicap , the acting from the protagonists is decent , but nothing exceptional and worthy of noticing.

Maybe Michael Fassbender has the best performance here in my opinion.

The story moves too quickly , that it also seems forced. We move rapidly from the point of our hero's normal living , to his capture and slavery , and in the end his freedom. All is quick.

Also there aren't any originalities here. Brad Pitt comes out of nowhere , leaves out of nowhere. In a way , all the characters , the plot , and finally the whole movie , just passes by without great notice. So i guess it is a weak movie.

" Blue is the warmest color " doesn't even get one Oscar nomination , and this gets 9 nominations.

I give it a 7 , maybe because i've been brainwashed and even so far as that , i feel like i am going against the current , breaking the rules or something. Maybe it should get a 5 or a 6. I don't know