Magnificent potential sadly stupefied.

Rating: 7/10 (25 December 2003)

There was just so much to like here, a great idea and then the flaws started. The middle drags so badly I thought is it ever going to pick up steam ? Poor Albert Finney's accent comes and goes with each scene change. Jessica Lange glows. The love story shines - the scene in the daffodil field is wonderful. Ewan McGregor is awesome as the younger Bloom. The scene in the hospital room is a marvel. However, the unevenness of the scenes and continuity stalls the story and the ending just whacks you over the head too harshly. I would have been more satisfied if the "stories" had been left as a question mark, with perhaps only Will seeing the characters at the end. 7 out of 10.