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Anyone else slightly disappointed by this one? It didn't quite pack the punch I was expecting. I'd give it more like a 3.5 or so. I'm thinking the reason it won Best Pic was the fact it was the safest movie nominated. I'm not sure if we'll still be talking about this one a few years down the road.