What an absolute joke of a movie. I don’t care how much of it is real and how much of it is fabricated, this is a paint-by-numbers example of how not to make a movie. I really feel sorry for the good cast that wasted their time on this garbage.

This movie is one lame set-up after another. Don’t even think about the story. It’s the cookie-cutter sideplots that makes this one of the worst movies of the year.

Take the rebellious son, for example. He’s a jerk, and runs away from home, only to have Boromir use his wisdom to tell him that his mom loves him and he should go home. Also, he gives him a watch, which doesn’t make up for trying to steal his ring. So he goes home and is then eternally happy with his mom forever. Yeah, I’ve never seen that in a movie before.

Oh and then there’s the guy that retired from law so he can’t take Aeon Flux’ case, so she has to convince him to come out of retirement. Yeah, that’s new, too!

My favorite part, though, is the dramatic scene in the courtroom when all of a sudden everyone decides to take Monster’s side. They were all scared, but then just decide to switch sides for no apparent reason. They even do it in dramatic fashion where they all stand up one at a time. I wonder if beforehand they decided amongst themselves in what order they should stand.

This is a movie that could have been good, but it was written by a complete dolt, who will never win an award. ever. The story is fine, it’s the execution that is laughable. This is exactly what a HOLLYWOOD writer does. They recycle everything else that’s ever been done…and guess what, loser? You got nominated for NO Oscars or Golden Globes, and this is about as Oscar-bait of a movie as they come. How very sad you are.