The whole is less than its parts

Rating: 2/10 (9 December 2012)

Beautiful costumes, stunning make-up, good acting (mostly). Oh, yes, almost forgot, special effects.... But stupidly sentimental, superficial and clichéd. Neither complicated narrative nor sophisticated computer imagery do not turn a movie into masterpiece.And this one is a far cry.
My main issue is that I felt guided through the film like a blind gentlemen by his dog. I have been minimised to a stupid consumer. In essence the whole movie is a simple demonstration, or, to be precise, an illustration of certain ideas which are imposed to you. I had no space to breathe. It was decided for me what I had to think. Brilliant directing and acting of some nice stories was lost in the whole material. All six parts do not hold together and do not form the whole in spite some narrative connections. They try to say so much that at the end they say very little. There are no discoveries. All you need to do is open your mouth, they will chew it for you and place it directly in your stomach. A good movie goes beyond its parts, transcends the separate pieces, and does not try to convince - and here I had to experience that actual parts are better than the whole Disappointing.