Zemeckis as usual is brilliant at creating spectacle and jumping between countries and time periods while always making it feel integrated rather than indulgent. It looks great, has a strong performance from Cotillard and a solid one from Pitt with a good supporting cast, and it's exciting and tense throughout. The main issue is that the structure is bottom-heavy - what is essentially (very entertaining) set-up takes up the first half of the film, and then there's 40 minutes to deal with the main conceit and 10 mins to wrap things up. It ends feeling a little deflated.
Rating: Good.
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