Not the "arthouse" accomplishment it thinks it is

Rating: 4/10 (28 August 2004)

This endeavor was loaded with visual Eye Candy that just wouldn't let you stop watching. But I wanted to. Believe me; I wanted to. You get the first story; a contrived lie told with insincerity. When it is discovered to be a lie by the Emperor, the same story is retold from the Emperor's deduction and reasoning. After the truth is out about the facts surrounding this story, it is told yet AGAIN as the "true" story.
I'm sorry, but even with the eye candy to keep the "eye candy whore" inside me entertained, the story was still so dry and boring that I honestly wished I had gone to see AvP again, instead. This work, frankly, tried too hard to be stylish and "artsy," but as far as I'm concerned, it was neither.
Perhaps it was my personal mood at the time, as everyone else here seems to have loved it. But, as usual, I find myself in the select few who disagree with the general consensus.
While this movie was filmed in a beautiful style and bore some of the best costuming and performances of the year, having to sit through the same story three times was just too much for me.
It rates a 4.3/10 from...
the Fiend :.