Trailer Held More Potential Than Final Product

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2010)

Perhaps it was just me overlooking how trailers tend to inflate a movie to something bigger than what it really is, but I really did have hope for this movie. It seemed epic and heart-wrenching, like a classic that could make you cry every single time you watched it. Sadly, however, it did not impart an impact remotely as strong as I expected. Don't get me wrong, it had its high points. The storyline is sound. The acting, the emotion, absolutely riveting. My dissatisfaction only spawned from how short it seemed after it ended. Something was not right. I was so captivated with the trailer, it might as well have been a short film itself. But the movie...the transition, the build-up of conflict...it could have been better. The ending would have been the fantastic cherry on top, would have absolutely torn me apart had I just fallen a little deeper in love, become a little more entangled with the characters and their plight. If only they had been developed a little more. Additionally, I found the musical score to be severely bland. Wild Is the Wind was perfect for the trailer, and I thought the movie's sound tracks should have been built around its theme.