Review of J. Edgar (2011) by Ctrlaltdel337 — 23 Nov 2011
This was a clash of two movies directions that did not mesh up. The main focus, in my opinion, was Edgar's struggle with his personal life. Superimposed over that, however, were a variety of historical events, such as the Lindbergh baby, JFK, Nixon, etc.
These dramatic historical events weighed too heavily on the personal sub plot, and added very little to it, and vice versa. Just too disjointed to be a complete movie. Leo was excellent, though, and he was the only one who actually looked legitimately older with his "old person" makeup on (Armie Hammer's makeup was comically bad.
This review of J. Edgar (2011) was written by Ctrlaltdel337 on 23 Nov 2011.
J. Edgar has generally received mixed reviews.
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