Great potential wasted

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2015)

In short; great screenplay, impressive sets and amazing cinematography, but some utterly atrocious characters aside from the main two (most of them you will want to die as quickly as possible). Also, everyone hates the sound of babies crying, so why would you let that be the only thing you hear during the final 10 minutes. I would advise just turning off the sound altogether and fast forward through the parts when they're talking (the visuals speak for themselves).
I've heard some people call this the best movie of the 2000s, which I find very hard to believe. I have no idea how anyone could watch this movie without at least wanting 3 people (in particular the spiritual fat lady, the screaming gypsy lady and the crying baby) to die. This is usually not a good sign. Only the pregnant lady, the main character and Michael Caine are decent and more importantly not as incredibly annoying as the others.
It's still worth a watch, but only for the unique story (you could also just read the book instead) and for the visuals.