Just an average movie

Rating: 6/10 (31 December 2004)

I saw this movie last night and when it ended I said to myself you have got to be kidding me.
The movie was just average. Depp was great and his accent was great as well. Kate was also very good. But the movie just seemed to try really hard to make references to the movie to make it clear that his experiences with this family is what inspired the story. The script just seemed rushed and the movie moved way to fast to began to like any of the characters. I didn't get teared eyed when kate's character died because I didn't feel that her and Depp developed enough chemistry for there to be "love". The movie rushed to fast for that. I think the hype of the movie is what is making people say this is a great movie. 8.3 on IMDb rating that is just crazy. I give between a 6-7 for just an average movie with great acting from Depp and Winslet