This is the first review I've ever posted, but I saw this last night with a friend and we were both pretty disappointed. This is nowhere near the caliber of "A Color Purple". The story felt somewhat disjointed and I just didn't "feel" most of the characters. Michael Fassbender was excellent. The girl who played Patsy was quite good, but her part was really not big enough to warrant an Oscar. Chiwetel, who I like a lot, just didn't quite get the ball past the goal line. The complexity of emotion that one would expect from his character wasn't quite flushed out. The final scene felt restrained and unrealistic to me. I cannot believe that this won Best Picture. My advice - save your money and wait until it comes out on cable.