MIKE-1280

10 minutes in I was fairly certain I'd made a mistake coming to see this movie. Half an hour later I was absolutely certain it wasn't going anywhere. I would have left then but couldn't go home until the pavement paint had dried so I could get back in. After an hour and twenty minutes (run time 2hr 18min) I couldn't take any more, my head was about to burst, the film was still no further ahead . It was only when I got home that I realised I should have stayed home and watched the paint dry. It really is that bad. I don't know where this movie was going but after an hour and a half I really. Didn't care. Save some money, Save your sanity, stay at home. If you need entertainment throw some paint on the wall and watch it dry. I promise you won't be any more disappointed.

There is probably nothing in this film that you don't know from following his story in the press but it does pull it all together and highlights the vindictiveness , spitefulness and underhandedness of the American government secret services (CIA) . It also reveals how subservient many western governments are to the Americans. The contributors to the film are stellar representatives of free journalism and weave a compelling case for ceasing the hounding of Assange.

I agree with the previous review that it was overlong and could have done without the overdone verbiage of the last 10 minutes or so. It is well worth watching though and may leave you concerned for the future of a free press and by extension free and fair governments.

The last couple or so of the reviews here echo pretty much my feelings about the film. It is possible to make a long movie that is captivating. The Russo/American War and Peace being a spectacular example at 7 hours , which I sat through in the mid 1960's (split into two sessions). This was not in that league, not even close. It is a bumbling romance with some halfhearted battle scenes thrown in for action. The life of Napoleon was somehow lost in the whole shambles. I'm not even sure if his character was meant to be taken seriously.

My main memory of the afternoon spent watching this is that the theatre was cold, the seat was a little uncomfortable and why did I stay to the end? That about sums up the experience for me. The film itself is very forgettable.