Artistically gorgeous, dull predictable plot

Rating: 2/10 (12 November 2014)

When my date and I first saw this in the theater we held out a good 20 minutes before falling into MST3K mode and poking fun at it.
The art and sound are absolutely stunning and completely immersive. I find no fault at all with these, and if what you enjoy is stunning fantasy locations and well imagined creatures, this is a great movie for you.
I, however, enjoy good science fiction, which this is decidedly not.
The MacGuffin's name is what a script writer would use as a placeholder until they came up with a good name for the unobtainable element that drives the plot. When Chekhov's gun shows up and the love interest says "nobody has ... in ..." and the script is this poorly written, you know the hero is going to do that, soon. And when the love interest is written as this deep intense character it is jarring when, after spurning the hero for his misdeeds, he makes an impressive entrance and with a "nice ride..." look, she forgives him his trespasses.
So by all means, watch it, it is absolutely beautiful. But don't take it seriously, enjoy making fun of it.