Chastain gives a captivating performance. As with most of the supporting performances the young guard and John the Baptist are great performances. Pacino, however is almost impossible to watch. His over the top whining and endless, repetitive dialog made me want to cut my own head off. I waited for years and labored over the purchase of this film. I have never really been a fan of poetic license taken with biblical stories, however I understand the tension that Oscar Wilde was trying to create in his interpretation of this event.
Pacino drops the ball at every aspect aside from casting Chastain. It is worth seeing but could have been so much more. His self indulging dribble during the making of documentary, also rings hallow.e.
