Ugh

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2007)

And yuck. I found nothing outstanding about this movie, except the one-dimensionality beneath all its surface glitter. Cardboard characters, no matter how smooth or corrugated, remain what they are. I sense a political agenda at work, but am not aware enough of European history or religious/political cultural stereotypes to be sure what that agenda is. Anti-fascism is one thing, but the portrayal of 'bad guys' in this film is just too simplistic and laughable. Are western moviegoers so inured to media-spun fairy tales masquerading as reality that they can't recognize trite clichés when they see and read them? Poetic licence is one thing, but this movie IS for children, albeit the grown up variety. Most are obviously ecstatic about this film. So be it. It may be entertaining for some, but it's surely not a significant film.