It was just a constant, never ending wearing down of the actor until he finally gave in.

This Oscar nominate/winning A list director has had very few bombs in his career. Not so long ago though he had a huge bomb. I actually think if it was released within the past week or two it would have done much much better. I also think what would have made it do better is if the director had not spent so much time trying to have sex with one of the actors in the movie.