This movie feels like one of those meandering true-life stories (it isn't) - more about characters and an era than about anything to do with actual plot. Unfortunately, while some movies can get away with that, this one can't. The plot gets overly melodramatic and then ends abruptly and awkwardly. What is worth seeing in this movie, however, is some of the acting. Despite an awkward script, Nicole Kidman is amazing as the object of Zac Efron's affections, and John Cusack is unbelievably slimy as the possible killer who is the target of the journalists' story. When they were on screen, they demanded my attention. I wish I could say the same about Zac Efron as our main character. 2 stars.
Flickchart: #939 out of 1854, below Scrooge and above Alfie (2004).
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