I don't get it.

Rating: 2/10 (6 December 2004)

We sat there waiting and waiting for a movie to entertain and it never did happen. We read the flowering reviews and had several friends give it their highest recommendations. We expected an incredible movie. We have graduate degrees. Are 45. Have five kids. High IQs. I acknowledge that from a technical standpoint the movie has merits. But when it was finished, we were glad. I am not sure I would even recommend renting the video when it comes out. The scene upon which the movie starts is the opening night of a play. The playwright--Johnny Depp--watches the audience from behind the curtains as they drift off into boredom. Soon, the rain outside the set begins to pour onto and drence the audience, presumably symbolizing the failure of the play to entertain. Frankly, this scene is prophetic of the movie overall.