It was bloated and that took away from a lot of the power IMO. Oddly enough, I really agree with EW on this one. Owen Gleiberman said something to the effect that the end was much better than the soggy middle. I also agree that they should have just gone for a pulpy flick, cut out the WWII stuff and the Warden.

The people who I went with liked it; I just got a bit bored by it all. Some amazing performances and it looked amazing. It's one of those films that I wouldn't recommend but, on the other hand, would probably say that they should talk to other people and not rely on my suggestion.