An additional tidbit...

The movie's acting and dialogue was good. It was not spectacular, but it was good enough that I never felt the urge to cringe (which is something I do quite often). Actually, I take that back. The final scene had a bit of contrived dramatics. After a seven to eight second voice-over narration, Dagny shouts, awkwardly, "No!"

Additionally, there was one exchange between Dagny and Rearden where the back-and-forth, meant to share with the audience their plan-of-attack, seemed a little forced.

This story is a non-partisan, but ideological one. It addresses the questions of how long can non-producers feed off the labor of producers and do people have the right to work hard to pursue their dreams and keep the fruits of their labor.

In sum, the movie is not inferior in any way to other movies of the day, contrary to what is being peddled by other reviewers. I give the movie an 8.6 out of 10. The story still gets a 9.7 out of 10.

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