It started well. The middle was monotonous. The ending was great. 
 I thought the middle was very boring. But the more I think about it, maybe Hemingway wrote it to be that way, maybe he wanted the reader to experience the old man's ennui. Let's just say that why the middle is boring, I'm too scared to criticise Hemingway on here. 
 Video review here: http://youtu.be/4lg-mGc3v1I?t=3m3s