Geat, yes, but not what I thought

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2007)

This movie blows you away. However based on my initial thought this movie was little disappointing. If you go to this movie thinking it is an "adult fairy tale" then you will be mistaken. I would say about 35% of the movie is fantasy and 65% war. Don't get me wrong I still really loved this movie and would recommend it to anyone. But me being a fantasy buff and a lover of a great fairy tale, I was left longing for more of the fairytale world. Another small insert is this movie was rated 'R' and for good reason. There was much cringing and gore, some parts reminded me of those from "Saw". Besides this, there is no R-rated material, and I almost believe the gore could of been left out. Once seeing the trailer for this movie I did a lot of research and came across the scene of the girl and what is know as "pale man". I was expecting a little more from this scene, I feel it was a major part to the fantasy part of the story and I just wasn't absorbed into it. I wish they would of done a little more with it. Besides these small comments, I would see this movie in a heart beat. It makes you leave the movie theater thinking about what happened? Was it a happy ending or not? There was closure, but I believe it was ended to make you think more deeply about it all. The acting was great, the little girl was excellent, and the actor of the faun and pale man did great. The score was out of this world, and makes you hum it the rest of the night. The cinematography was terrific, so beautiful. See this movie, but know adult fairytale is a bit of a stretch.