Magnificent epic? No. Good entertainment? Yes.

Rating: 6/10 (10 August 2000)

A number of people have written how this is the best movie that they have ever seen, that it is a magnificent epic, and that it was life changing. Far be it for me to say that they have got it wrong...everyone is entitled to their own opinions after all.
I, however, think that some of the acolades given to this film are not warranted. It is a very entertaining film, and some of the camera work and effects are superb. But is it a magnificent film that should be in the top 100? No. Check your brains at the door, go in looking for a bit of entertainment, and an interesting story line, and you will not be disappointed. Go in looking for cinematographic brilliance or a life changing event, and you will be sadly disappointed.
This film deserves a solid 6/10.