Review of The Place Beyond the Pines

I can't deny everything said by the people who've rated this as a 10. What I can say is that this director put a lot of effort into the "drama" aspect of things. If, by "drama", you mean taking extended pauses between dialogs. At some times, so much so, that it is uncomfortable. I kept finding myself saying, "come on, I get the point, now get on with it". It's almost as if the director felt making a good movie required that it be 2 1/2 hours long. This movie definitely could have been reduced to 1 1/2 hours and wouldn't have lost a bit of quality. Now, the critics and the academy awards click will love this, but the average viewer will feel as I do. The movie has a great, albeit slightly predictable, plot. The acting is superb. The story itself is a great one. Had it moved at a comfortable pace, I would give it a 9. For now, it's off to go find some caffeine.