Vastly Overrated

Rating: 2/10 (5 December 2001)

This is possibly one of the most over-rated releases in recent years (although given the media's penchant for hyperbole this is by no means sure). The characterisation is wooden and dull while the celebrated computer effects look like poor copies of the intro sequence to strategy computer games (Age Of Empires etc). Joaquin Phoenix's performance reeks of bad high camp and is spectacularly misjudged. Is anyone else sick of buff, manly heroes battling gaunt, 'effeminate' villains? Do NOT believe the hype.