Awful!

Rating: 5/10 (23 October 2011)

My God! 8.0?!! An average score of 8.0??!!! I often wonder how poor movies gain rave reviews. Yes, this is a very poor movie... with a good cast. After 20 minutes waiting for the film to start, in came the magical nonsense and the film bimbled around the 5/6 mark til it finished, not quickly enough.
I guess it was slightly redeemed by decent enough cinematography but it would have taken a miracle for it to reach 8.0. I was expecting a good movie and went to bed wishing I'd have seen one.
I can only surmise that the first reviews of movies like this are written by the film's PR company or paid entourage and the remainder blindly follow suit. If you want to see a good movie, skip this one.
My 14 yo daughter went to bed after 15 minutes, bored senseless, yet we sat it out expecting it to eventually dazzle. Next time we're having an earlier night.
Miss this film and retain 2 hours of your life.