Movies that break the 3 hour mark tend to distract me to wonder how I am going to find the time to finish them. They also suffer from having to be broken up by most viewers, and stopping at exactly the intermission can be hard.
This film simply put is about the rise of Communism in the United States and why Americans became so afraid of it. The movie is set around 1912 and follows the on and off relationship of John Reed (Warren Beatty) and Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), and includes supporting roles from Jack Nicholson and Gene Hackman.
To review an epic movie without spoiling it can be hard. There is so much going on and to give you an idea of what this is about I have to give you some information. Reed is a radical with strong ideas about how workers do not need politicians and leaders, and that if the workers banded together we would all be living in a wonderful utopia.
Inspired by the actions of the Bolsheviks (the Social Democratic Labor Party in Russia), he decides that he can make more of an impact actually going to Russia. The movie follows the rest of his life and his struggles as he learns that this utopia is unrealistic and that political change can be very bloody.
I felt like I learned a little bit about some of the things happening in Russia at the turn of the 20th century and a little more about why Americans feared Communism. In the end I do think this movie could have been condensed a little, the length alone will probably turn some potential viewers away. This was not Beatty's best performance, I didn't feel like his reactions were sufficient and while struggling in the bitter cold on his way to Norway he was a little ridiculous. Other than that Hackman and Nicholson provided some good performances and Keaton was at her best.
Vote: 6/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/
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