The photography and recreation of the fifties were excellent; the cars were wonderful, although I don't know why Mr Big would have gone about in a car that must have been 10 years old. Did they think, oh, they're all old cars, people won't be able to tell one from another?
On the negative side, it was too long and there were a lot of flat spots. Worst of all, I can't see how the Tourette's angle helped in any way; it was probably there so Norton could show off his virtuosity. And that might be the clue to most of the faults: written, directed, and produced by, AND starring, Edward Norton - who's going to say, do you think xyz might work a bit better, do you think this character is credible, do you think that plotline holds water?
On the negative side, it was too long and there were a lot of flat spots. Worst of all, I can't see how the Tourette's angle helped in any way; it was probably there so Norton could show off his virtuosity. And that might be the clue to most of the faults: written, directed, and produced by, AND starring, Edward Norton - who's going to say, do you think xyz might work a bit better, do you think this character is credible, do you think that plotline holds water?