J. EDGAR

Finished the script by Dustin Lance Black. 

The script drifted.  It didn't have a point of view or a point it was trying to make.  J. Edgar was a conflicted man in the script and his closet homosexuality could have lead to his way of zealously persecuting others.  He was also vain and hogged as much glory as he could.

So?  What does that have to do with us now?  The script needs to somehow tie things into the state of our union today so that the story becomes relevant.  Instead, it goes about recreating J. Edgar's life which I doubt the 18-24 year-old movie-going crowd is going to have much interest in.

The script needs to dig much deeper into Hoover and Toulsen's relationship.  This could tie in nicely with the fight over gay-marriages that's ongoing now.  I'm afraid Black missed the boat on this one.

I predict the film will bomb at the box office.