5.5 only for great movie?

Well, it's been 3 years since your post but I thought I'd reply anyway. For those of us who are at times greatly disappointed by the IMDb rating of any particular film, we need to remember that the rating is based primarily (possibly entirely) on the ratings chosen by other IMDb posters/viewers of that film. In the case of this film, only a little over 12,000 IMDb people gave it a rating. Having watched thousands of films in my life, I usually trust my own gut feeling on whether a film is worth watching. Sometimes I'm way off but, usually I'm close to right (by my standards).

If I'm totally unfamiliar with anything or anyone involved in a particular film, I'll check IMDb for more info. I read a couple of the critic's reviews and maybe check out the Message Board for a few comments to kind of get a sense of whether the film is worth watching.

Regardless, it doesn't really matter to me whether other viewers agree with my opinion, though I enjoy reading some of their comments. To each his own!!