not bad, but yet not as good ...

Rating: 6/10 (22 January 2007)

While i went to this film fully expecting not to like it(i went with friends who were anxious for its release), we all left with opposite feelings. I thought it was better than i expected, while the 'anxious' ones were disappointed in the lack of 'fantasy time' on the screen. I would have to agree that the advertisements and trailers for this film are very deceptive. It is portrayed as more of a fantasy than it really is. I even watched the HBO First Look and expected it to be much more than it was. There has been such hype about 'pale man' yet his on-screen time doesn't warrant it. I would never have sat through that much make-up for such a menial part! The acting is really quite good. It's just too bad they didn't have more of a real story to showcase their talents.