Certainly a classic, but over-hyped for my tastes

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2013)

The elegance and production quality of this film are absolutely stunning and flawless for the time. The plot and storyline, however, left much to be desired to me, as they were slow developing and not as exciting as I had hoped. The extensive length of the movie also hindered how I felt about the overall quality of the film. My negative criticisms of the film aside, I do still believe that this film is deserving of the high praise and prestige that it receives and is known for. Overall this movie was an excellent masterpiece that was well designed, put together, and thought out, unfortunately, it was just not to my tastes and I could not enjoy it like most people did.