*1/2 out of ****

Rating: Null/10 (20 August 1999)

I'm a huge fan of Roger Ebert, but I fail to see why he loved this movie so much. I had extreme difficulty understanding what the film was about. The actors are extremely flat and the film is so dark, I couldn't tell what was going on half-the-time. There was no recognizable villain and the special-effects are useless. If anything, the film is predictable and relies on cliches too much. Bottom Line: lame, EXTREMELY dull characters, a familiar and unoriginal plot that takes no new direction, and way too much music. I'll bet the score soundtrack is just one very long track because the music never stops, even where it really wasn't needed. One of the worst films of the year.