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Lucky to get best picture
posted by DanDareSTAFFMOD on February 21, 2017 at 2:50 PM
Just did not look like a Best Picture Oscar winner more of a glorified television film with some preachy pretensions.
Reply by RCH2288
on February 21, 2017 at 3:09 PM
Agreed. It got the sympathy vote because of the subject matter. I enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road, the Big Short and even the Martian way more than I did Spotlight. those movies are re watchable. Spotlight is one and done viewing
Reply by DanDare
on February 21, 2017 at 3:43 PM
The Big Short for me was the best film of all the nominees.
Reply by 9
on February 21, 2017 at 3:49 PM
What a poor year that was. The problem with 'Spotlight' was that it was too late. Everything about it had been done better as a documentary, as a TV series, etc.
'Bridge of Spies' was my personal choice. It's not a great film but it was the most competent.
Reply by DanDare
on February 21, 2017 at 4:03 PM
From Spielberg I expect something more than competent
Reply by blacknyellowsquid
on March 12, 2017 at 10:53 PM
Yeah I just watched this and was not impressed. It was kind of boring...not really great storytelling...it ended and I was like, wait is that it? I like Mark Ruffalo but he couldn't carry this whole thing lol. It was just average.
Reply by Renovatio
on March 23, 2017 at 4:58 AM
Sicario and Joy were the best movies that year, but weren't nominated. Bridge of Spies and The Revenant both tower over Spotlight. It's such a small, inconsequential TV movie.
Even though it's only been a year since, we can already see how overrated and mediocre Spotlight is. Compared to La La Land it really does look like a made for TV movie.