The most overrated movie I've seen

Rating: 5/10 (20 July 2005)

This movie got so many rave reviews, I figured it was worth checking out. I was expecting an entertaining movie with great visuals, great action, and a great story. I was extremely disappointed to say the least.
This movie tried to cram so many elements into it that it was left with nothing. It tried to have epic action, fantasy and adventure, and a few love stories as well. Now, you might be thinking, lots of movies have all of those things and are great movies. That is true, but this movie tries to emphasize so many things that it is left a jumbled mess. The plot gets lost somewhere in between the unrealistic action and the love story that seems completely out of place. The plot, while very easy to understand in the beginning, takes more confusing and unnecessary twists and turns than any movie I've ever seen. Really, this is like a trilogy trying to be crammed into one movie.
All we are left with is the admittedly beautiful cinematography. While the scenes look pretty, nothing else on the screen does. The problem is that it does so many things, but falls short of it's goals in every area. It is not one of the better martial arts movies. It does not have one of the better love stories. While some of these elements are mediocre, the movie as a whole fails.