Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2001)

This movie would have been about twice as good had Kate Beckinsale's screen time been cut by about half. The love triangle story was far too contrived, and made the movie much longer than it really needed to be. The only part of the movie that was truly worth watching was the actual attack scene, which was, indeed, quite impressive and gave the viewer a very moving sense of what it must have been like to have been a part of the ordeal.
However, the story never had a clear focus, and I never was able to feel any connection with any of the major characters.
So far this year, Thirteen Days is still a much better historical film. This movie would have been much beeter if it had been directed in a similar fashion.