This movie is unwatchable

Rating: 1/10 (31 March 2007)

The only explanation I have for this movie's ten-star reviews from otherwise intelligent people is groupthink - "if everyone says it's great, then it MUST be great!" Nothing about this movie rings true - the acting, save for the woman at the end, is stilted, with the worst offenders being Adolphe Menjou and George Macready. Kirk Douglas is not much better, and the scene where he tells off Adolphe Menjou is cringe-inducingly bad.
And the sets, except for the palace from which the generals preside, don't lend any air of authenticity of all.
Worst of all, the movie is based on a lie - if you don't believe me, check out "Goofs" on IMDb's home page for this movie.
I'll go to my grave trying to figure out why this movie is considered to be such a big deal.