I still maintain that I’m not sure this is actually entertaining but it is absolutely interesting, compelling, and sometimes disturbing. Both times I saw this, I was engrossed and totally captivated by the story. I’m still in shock that this is a true story.
As great as Mark Ruffalo is here (and he received a lot of awards credit for his role that I totally agree with), I’m even more surprised by the great performances of Channing Tatum and Steve Carell. Carell in particular is transformative. He goes so deep into the role that it’s truly disturbing in a good way.
This is a slower film so if you don’t have the attention span for films like this, you may despise it but I thought it was amazingly intriguing.