I thought after reading many positive reviews from critics that it was a worthy movie choice (especially given the cast). However, 20 minutes into the movie I was scratching my head. Sean Penn said approximately 20 words the entire movie. Overall, it had so many twists/turns that were pointless and I still have so many unanswered questions about the plot. It was my movie pick with my husband and instead of a 1 to 1 choice I now owe him 2 movies it was so bad. I stuck around till the end hoping it would turn out better and it was even more stupid and bizarre as time went on! For the time we were in the theatre, I consider it a waste of 2.5 hours of my life and would rather be at the dentist getting a root canal...it would be more productive! The writer should seriously consider a new day job...