Originally Posted by WEG Cory

Phillip Seymore Hoffman is amazing and likely delivered a performance that will take him to a new level of stardom. He now becomes to the mainstream public what film-lovers already knew: A versatile, well-trained actor that can carry any part, ala, Johnny Depp. He is award worthy.

However, the movie lacked a great deal of "plot and character expansion."

The entire movie is based on your assumptions about the plot and character. It never clearly develops into one direction or another. It carries itself with simplicity.

The entire movie is about Hoffman's acting, nothing more, nothing less.

You potentially could fall asleep, but Hoffman keeps you alive.