Review of The Fifth Estate (2013) by Aman A — 23 Jan 2014

What is surprising, that a story so exciting, a character so intriguing and a website so mind-altering, can be made into a movie that is a bore and a yawn at best. I don't what it was: the uneven pace which barely when faster than a proud trotting horse, or the irritatingly melodious background score, or the voice of Assange/Benedict ; but something was majorly off. Don't get me wrong, Benedict was superb in his creation of character, and body language - a true mastery of acting really. - but the voice was such a put on that I couldn't help but concentrate on it. The plethora of leaks, the resulting actions and retribution of governments, tyrants, banks and people could have been so intricately and alluringly done that a viewer could leave this movie shocked, learned and amazed. In reality, you looked at your watch took a yawn and tried to make sense out of the dead space in the film. The editor and director need to reevaluate their place in Hollywood.

The ending was a pleasant surprise. The one on one with Julian, esp. The comment about the movie.