Bad Movie-making

Rating: 1/10 (8 June 2002)

This is an example of bad movie making. The director didn't bring out the best in the lead characters. It was just plain flat. No interest and predictable. There was no continuity in the editing. And why the frequent cross-fade? I can understand the lapse in time when called for, but this was too much. Most of the transitions should have been a straight-cut. As for the cinematographer, I can't believe with all the credits on his list you can see the change in quality of lighting from a long-shot vs. the close-ups. Lastly, the book was a best-seller but this dialogues script is absolutely bad especially in this day and age. There were so many unnecessary scenes which don't drive a point or haven't been developed much further. I'm guessing there were a lot of deleted scenes which we will see in the DVD version. I respect Ms. Moore for trying out different roles, though. And the supporting casts were great.