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It feels like they went out of their way to make this movie as slow and boring as possible, especially given it's subject matter. The pacing just felt way off the entire time, having these long scenes that just seemed to drag on forever focused on drama, with the action being far too brief. I think they did a pretty good job of trying to display Enzo's personality, but there was just too much in the way of what felt like filler drama. Worst thing is how it's naturally an exciting and interesting subject matter focused on a historic and exciting sporting event, but you hardly get to enjoy it between all the drama that just felt unnecessary and didn't do much for me. When I compare this to something like Ford vs Ferrari, it's like that's a movie that I could watch over and over again, while with this it's a one n done.

This is probably one of the best acted and worst written movies I have seen. No doubt Harvey Keitel's performance is top notch, he did about as good as anyone could have with what he had to work with. The entire movie just lacks any real depth though, and any attempts it has at portraying depth feels misguided at best. It's got one of the worst endings I have seen in a movie, honestly watching this thing, it's like it keeps trying to build up only for there to be no payoff, just disappointment. It's dark and gritty, all about portraying the dark side of law enforcement and the big city. I guess that's the one thing it succeeded at.

I enjoyed the first half, maybe even first 3/4'th of this the most. It really did a good job of touching on the background of John K, his influences, how the show got started, and the creative talent that helped make the show what it was. That's all good, but then as it gets to the downfall of the show, I think it learned too heavily into being focused on John K's personal issues, from the sympathetic standpoint of people who more or less bult themselves up off the allegations they raised against him. Now I don't want to take sides, but it seems obvious how some people who led to his downfall had something to gain from the controversy and attention they pursued. Especially the corporate executive who basically tried to stake claim to the shows creation, when it's obvious how she was just someone sitting on an executive board approving this and that.

In the end I guess it presents a good picture on why the show ultimately fell apart in the end, but I don't think what I got out of it was what they intended for me to get out of it. Based off everything they presented going over the show's creation, it's clear where the real talent was and why nobody else managed to accomplish anything meaningful after. It's basically a presentation on how success can affect people, making some people think they're greater than they are, or corrupting people who were truly great.