A terrible movie.... bad cast, bad history, lame lame plot

Rating: 4/10 (5 April 2016)

I love historical movies, both ones based on true stories and ones that are historical fiction. I purchased this movie because I found it cheap somewhere and I thought, how bad could it be, and now I can't unload it on anyone. After watching it, I was pretty dismayed to see this have such a high rating on IMDb. i like to keep my reviews short and sweet for people who like me, know what they like and don't like and have short attention spans. First, the positives: Kate Beckinsdale looks great in this movie. On the down side, and it has a huge downside if you care about interesting plot and characters, ...this has none. It is formula romance drivel at its worst. The romantic story is lame, uninteresting, unbelievable, and miscast. if it was simply the same old drivel but done really well, I'd give it six. It wasn't