I had heard this film was short on plot, and I had heard correctly! However, having said that, I actually thought that in most other respects it was a good film.
I thought that (aside from lack of plot) the script was reasonably good, the main characters were believable and their responses to one another seemed real and not melodramatic.
At times the camera work DID tend towards the melodramatic, which I know friends of mine have found quite laughable, but to me the shots were so beautiful that I didn't mind. I'm a very visual person and, being very tired when watching this movie, I didn't mind that there was not much brain-food, I just enjoyed the gorgeous images floating over the screen. We all know the ending anyway, honestly. The bad guy dies, the good guy wins the girl.
This film was wonderful to look at, and for me, that redeemed a lot of flaws!
I thought that (aside from lack of plot) the script was reasonably good, the main characters were believable and their responses to one another seemed real and not melodramatic.
At times the camera work DID tend towards the melodramatic, which I know friends of mine have found quite laughable, but to me the shots were so beautiful that I didn't mind. I'm a very visual person and, being very tired when watching this movie, I didn't mind that there was not much brain-food, I just enjoyed the gorgeous images floating over the screen. We all know the ending anyway, honestly. The bad guy dies, the good guy wins the girl.
This film was wonderful to look at, and for me, that redeemed a lot of flaws!