I wanted to like this movie. I really did. However, it was a complete slog fest. Did Spielberg suddenly forget how to make movies? The direction was poor, the writing was poor, and editing was terrible. Overall, it was a completely disjointed picture. All the characters were completely underdeveloped. The Michelle Williams character, in particular, was completely irritating and irredeemable. No offense to Michelle's acting abilities, but her Performance was not worthy of an Oscar nod. Perhaps the subject matter of the movie being semi autobiographical was to much for Steven to completely put himself out there.