In a two-hour film, the first and third acts both typically last around 30 minutes, with the middle act lasting roughly an hour.

The two-hour film is reported to have cost $4.2 million.

Such episodes make the two-hour film seem a half-hour too long.

"I think this should be a two-hour film at most."

And the nearly two-hour film could have been shortened without undue effort.

For a two-hour film, play time is extended by 7.2 seconds.

A two-hour film may cost a network $3 million, perhaps more.

Turning a three-hour stage musical into a two-hour film required some changes.

"For a two-hour film, that first assembly is usually about 2 hours and 15 minutes long," he said.

The approximately two-hour film is the suitable form for a theatrical movie.