Ho hum film

Rating: 3/10 (10 March 2008)

This had to be one of the slowest movies I have ever seen. Had I not been with two friends, I would have left. I do not understand what anyone sees in this film. Other than the character of Robbie, the characters were bored, boring, self-absorbed rich people, and I couldn't care less about any of them. The relationship between Cecelia and Robbie can hardly be described as a love story, let alone a great one. Poor Robbie to have fallen in love (or is that lust) with such a spoiled and vain girl. Her treatment of him is crass. She plays with his affections, then ignores him at university, makes it clear that he is beneath her, and then engages in a moment of passionate and lust in the library. This is not love. It is not even a good imitation of love.
The only compliment I can give to this film is the cinematography. The acting was fine, but not stupendous. And for God's sake, someone feed Keira Knightly. She is a poster child for anorexia.