Dumbfounded by mediocrity

Rating: 5/10 (2 November 1998)

Far and away the most overrated film of all time. Lousy acting, unsympathetic characters, thin plot (power corrupts and money doesn't necessarily bring happiness) which is spoon-fed laboriously to the hapless viewer in an over-long and unevenly paced stream. Mildly interesting for the visual and directorial techniques that were new at the time (but so what?). Just about worth watching on a rainy afternoon if you have nothing better to do and want to find out what all the fuss is about.