An hour of ideas in two hours with some ham-fisted romance.

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2002)

Lucas comments that he is "a visual film maker, not a literary film maker" in the additional material that comes with the DVD, and this movie is graphic proof of this statement. Visually, you can't fault it - but the literary side of the movie is simply non-existent. After watching the movie, in spite of the beautiful visuals, I was strangely unsatisfied - left feeling like I'd eaten fairy floss.