Fail number 1

The biggest let down of this movie is the fact that it isnt suspenseful, nor is it funny. I did not laugh once. The direction definitely is at fault here. Director David O Russell does know how to direct terrific movies, (he has done so many times in the past), but this time he failed. It's just BLAND and LACKING spark and punch. Bummer.

Fail number 2

NO coherent storyline. Not until the very end you will know what happened and for what particular reason in this very convoluted story. And even then when I understand "the plot" , this movie still does not make a lot of sense.

Fail number 3

Some of the events that take place in this story are not credible at all.

Example: Black folks before WW II did not have the least bit of civil rights, compared to the rights white folks enjoyed back then. But in this movie a black dude (in pre WW II) can hit a wealthy, respected white dude and everything is peachy and fine. No charges. Nothing. Come on, who's gonna take that seriously?! And there are lots and lots more of these historic inaccuracies, which totally undermine the credibility of this pre WWII period piece.

Not any good then? Well, there is an abundance of terrific actors starring in this flick. That's why my hopes were up so high that this would be a great movie. It wasnt to be...

Spoiler alert: the story is about an incredibly longwinding, incoherent and BORING investigation, who killed some important white dude. In the end the powers that be did it. OOH. And democracy was saved when they caught the bad guys. AAH.