There was stuff I liked, it made me laugh a fair bit, Clooney is always great and Jeff Bridges was actually pretty astounding and far better than the film deserves. His physical acting – compare him in the modern day with his awkward movements and downcast eyes to his youthful days with flowing movements etc – was exceptional. Also I really liked the flashback stuff.

But the real problem came with the ‘modern’ story they built around it and took up way too much of the film. Firstly we’re stuck with a main character that’s incredibly bland but we’re meant to be involved in his own attempts to prove himself after breaking up with a girl….ZZZZzzzzz. It meandered all over the place and the middle of the film really dragged because the plot didnt’ seem to have anywhere to go. McGregor’s accent was very forced and annoying and he was stuck with some of the worst dialogue, a pretty rubbish narration and an incredible bland character we’re meant to care about?

Oh and the ending was quite rubbish as well. The last few lines being particularly cringe worthy as Ewan runs through the wall. Gah i’m cringing just thinking about it.

Also, if memory serves, isn’t there a scene in the trailer where they line up a bunch of goats and have him try to kill a particular one (and he succeeds in killing the next one over)? That’s not in the movie at all. One of the things that makes me wonder if there’s a longer cut out there somewhere that might have a little more oomph to it.