My wife and I felt that the story was pretty good and the acting of the major players was decent -- very restrained and disciplined. Unfortunately, the impact of those positives was seriously undermined because there were so many excessive, not-at-all restrained elements layered on -- over-the-top music, too many villains (especially the last group), too many plot devices where the characters act stupid to advance/extend the story. The bottom line was that we were relieved when it was finally over.