The Fablemans

I love Steven Spielberg when he is at his most imaginative, it's not to say stuff like the Post is not great cause it is but when he goes for awe inspiriting storytelling he can't be beat. So seeing a film about essentially his formative years should have been awe inspiring, but instead it is at times sappy and the story is a bit choppy. The subplot with his mom should have felt more emotional but instead it felt out of place. Maybe if someone else had directed this film it would have been paced better for the plot but it was personal to Spielberg so i get it. It's a great film but overly long. I wanted it to be inspiring and to see more movie making magic instead i was quite bored at times. It is still one of the years best crafted it just missed the mark for me.