Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams
Released September 1, 2012
Watched October 1, 2012
timmmc.com score: 2.5/5 stars
Contenders: Phoenix (Best Actor), Hoffman (Supporting Actor), Adams (Supporting Actress)
#TheMaster… some fantastic performances, but never really came together for me in the whole. Kind of fell apart at points. #TMreviews
— Timm McIntosh (@timmmc) October 2, 2012
My initial tweet kind of says it all. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix are very, very good (yes, Oscar level good), but overall, the film wasn't the film I was hoping for. Elements of the film seemed to build to something spectacular at various points in the film, but it never quite reached that level. The end result was something uneven, somewhat boring, and ultimately rather indulgent. Very disappointing.
