Delaying "The 11th Hour"
I really wanted to put together a review of Leonardo DiCaprio's latest pet project, "The 11th Hour," to coincide with today's look at "Arctic Tale." Alas, I can't bring myself to review something that just isn't a film.
I agree with everything brought to bear over the course of "The 11th Hour"'s seemingly endless 90 minutes. I even experienced a few raised-eyebrow moments at what this scientist or that brought to the discussion, but I'm left wondering why anyone would bother making a film that will just preach to the choir. Last year's "An Inconvenient Truth" at least had the celebrity of Al Gore attached, but even that two hour power point presentation on celluloid resembled a film more than this latest effort at "green" cinema.
Basically, I can't assign a star rating to "The 11th Hour." I can't recommend it to filmgoers, nor can I refrain from suggesting those in the dark should give it a once over. It's just one of those experiences that falls through the cracks of criticism.
And so it goes.
Comments
I couldn't be more disappointed. I had heard rumblings that the film was "boring" and not particularly well-made, but I was living in denial until I read this. I want this movie to do well because I think the message of this and films like An Inconvenient Truth and Arctic Tale are SO IMPORTANT.
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| July 24, 2007 12:56 PM