Breaking the cardinal rule

Rating: Null/10 (7 February 1999)

This is one ambitious movie. The visuals are stunning, yes, but they get a little same-old same-old after the first time. The problem is the story breaks a cardinal rule of fantasy and science fiction: you have to explain why things are the way they are. Not how, just why. I spent too much time pondering the possible explanations to pay all that much attention in the end.