Alright, but not great

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2000)

This film is a moderately good adaptation of a novel, the imagery is strong but it lacks any real tension or excitement to keep it moving. The love story is sappy and it would have worked better if the film had been made as a true horror film. Keanu reeves was terrible, his poor acting doesnt do anything to improve the films quality. The film was set in Victorian times, but Keanu reeves poor acting doesnt make it sound like a realistic victorian accent, it just makes him sound like an american actor putting on a bad english accent. The Victorian times may have been uptight, but Keanu reeves isnt believable for a second as an Englishman. Because of this, the film is heavily americanised and suffers from it.