"True Story" - Review

Normally, I don't really like watching drama genre movies like this. However, this film stars two of my favorite actors that are known for their popular comedy films, James Franco and Jonah Hill. Plus, the movie actually looked pretty interesting. I like films based on true stories and this movie is titled "True Story". But it should be titled "Boring Story". The only reason I continued to watch it after the first half, was because i was waiting for something big to happen. Unfortunately, it's a mundane film and incredibly slow and uninteresting. It's just an over-dramatic thriller and a transparent attempt by Jonah Hill and James Franco to be nominated for an award. Both actors have played serious, dramatic roles before, but this is the first time they have done a dramatic film together. Franco was featured on "Scrubs" and some soap operas and Hill actually won an Academy Award for his role in "Moneyball". Which is the only other serious drama film he has done, but he has starred in countless comedy films that never even got nominated.

Franco and Hill are showing they can do serious acting as well. It's interesting to see these two good friends in real life, act so serious and intense with each other. It's unusual to see them in a dramatic film like this together, instead of their usual comedy flicks. After watching this, I think they should stick to what they're good at.... It's a slow and boring movie, don't waste your time. I give "True Story" a  3/ 10.