This is quite the departure for Mark Wahlberg, I believe ... since I don't remember seeing him in such a dramatic role. That in itself made me curious enough to see the film that I also believed would be a really interesting biopic.
Having watched it, Wahlberg was very good ... although I do think that he was overplaying the 'I'm a total dick' persona a bit. Mel Gibson was excellent, as always ... as was the woman that I thought was Beverley De'Angolo, Jacki Weaver. I like to think that Stuart brought them back together at the end of the movie but this isn't made clear.
The film's religious aspects were too much for me - but then what did I expect. I just think they really overdid it with the scripture and preachy talk.
I looked up Stuart Long afterwards and - as I always suspect - the film takes a fair amount of liberty with his true story ... with large important parts of it left out.
53/100.
Having watched it, Wahlberg was very good ... although I do think that he was overplaying the 'I'm a total dick' persona a bit. Mel Gibson was excellent, as always ... as was the woman that I thought was Beverley De'Angolo, Jacki Weaver. I like to think that Stuart brought them back together at the end of the movie but this isn't made clear.
The film's religious aspects were too much for me - but then what did I expect. I just think they really overdid it with the scripture and preachy talk.
I looked up Stuart Long afterwards and - as I always suspect - the film takes a fair amount of liberty with his true story ... with large important parts of it left out.
53/100.