A for Effort, C for Execution.

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 1998)

I really wanted to like this movie. The amount of effort, painstaking attention to detail, and creation of a gothic atmosphere, were all herculean. But something - and I can't really put my finger on exactly what - something just didn't click. It didn't work. Whatever magic wand Coppola waved over the Godfather to make it -click-, didn't make an appearance in this film. I'd recommend it as a study in the fine art of filmmaking, from a crafter's point of view, and yet at the same time, I don't think I'll buy the video for my collection.