The Face Reader

the best thing i can say about it is that it is over 2 hours, but never felt long. with the reception it got, i was expecting the high production value, epic story and scale, and decent acting and dialogue, and there is not much to say about them. i don't remember any one scene that stood out in terms of directing, but everything looked quite pretty (side note: i thought the scene with the arrow failed in creating suspense, but the shot looked good.) i did not particularly like the early humor, and found some later scenes overdramatic, but nothing was too jarring and the transition from one... read more