Average film gift wrapped

Rating: 5/10 (5 September 2006)

Sometimes films are presented - location background, major star cast, soaring sound track... as a wannabe epic, but fall dreadfully short. This film falls squarely into that category in my opinion.
At the end I was left with the thought that none of the main characters deserved much sympathy. Their actions and attitudes meant that much of the consequences they suffered if not always fully deserved, were at least understandable.
The ending prologue itself which I wont detail, was particularly twee. It failed to wrap up things in any pertinent way and seemed just to be a "make the audience feel better" device.
Brad Pitt gave a typically wooden, blank faced performance.
Anthony Hopkins looked like he had fun, lucky old him.