A Medium Effort

Rating: 5/10 (2 February 2006)

Given the media coverage, this movie was a disappointment. What was good, even very good, was the cinematography, location and acting. However, I felt the plausibility of the story line, the editing and the pace of the movie to be hugely disappointing. Further, Ang Lee, I do not think fulfilled all the duties of an outstanding direction effort. Many questions are left unanswered as to why the main characters pursue the life choices they made. For me, there was a forced effort here to deal with a set of touchy, but all to real, issues in today's world, and so it did not ring true for me. Medium result - if I want to see a romance, I will still turn to Dr. Zhivago.