I must admit, I didn't make it all the way through. Caricatures rather than characters, lame dialog, predictable plot lines. It was just more than I could bear. These are all accomplished actors, which made it even more excruciating to watch. I'm appalled that it was so positively reviewed by so many fine film critics. Was it a case of mass-hysteria, or were they just being kind to beloved entertainer and first-time director, Dustin Hoffman? Even more frightening is the possibility that the critical community sees this as fitting entertainment for a generation of aging boomers. I absolutely resent being "talked-down to". I am not some doddering old gent that needs the equivalent of artistic pablum to be entertained. This movie was cloying, saccharin, patronizing, and worst of all, insulting.
