What high-flown rubbish!

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 2003)

Who, as a devotee of Depp and Rush, could fail to be excited to see this much-touted epic?
And with all the hoopla, the enthusiastic reports!
Well I must say, we've really bought the big one this time.
The film is nonsensical, and the fact that it's gone over so well is testament to the sad truth that people now mistake preposterous plotting for good storytelling.
Too loud, too long--too bad!