Entertaining if nor accurate .

Rating: 7/10 (3 March 2008)

This is a entertaining film for sure and follows the'' graphic novel'' (comic book )very closely , that is there are liberal doses of creativity and dramatic license . The actors are all adequate in their roles particularly Dominic West , the monsters were great as were the animals and for the most part , the story itself . Where it does lack is in its liberal imagination in the story-telling , the real story was more than gripping enough to stand on its own . There was room for dramatic license within the framework of the true story .Anyway I guess they can't resist . Wests character carrying Persian gold into the council chamber ? Gaffs like this could easily have been avoided , but I guess nothing is perfect .