Utter, utter, utter tosh. And pretentious with it.

Rating: 1/10 (3 February 2009)

Really bad film. The only good things about it were the costumes and set - everything else was false, false, false. Couldn't have cared less about all of the characters because Sam Mendes couldn't be bothered to explain them to us or develop them in any way. Couldn't take them seriously as a couple because they were so mismatched - Leo DiCaprio will always be a pudgy teenager to me, so couldn't take him seriously as an early middle-life crisis type. Kate Winslett? Well normally she at least looks good, but she was haggard in this. Just what was all the hype about? I really think that Golden Globes must be ten a penny if she actually won one for this. No wonder she was speechless - she probably couldn't believe that this performance had won it for her. Will be very careful in future about any more Sam Mendes films I see.