A lot of potential, but unsatisfying

Rating: 6/10 (3 March 2007)

The story itself had a lot of potential, but it in the end it just did not deliver. The ending was cliché and everyone knew that he would not die and that we would end up with the girl. I loved Emma Thompson, but she was over the top at times. The acting for the most part was not anything fancy. The special effects really weren't necessary and often felt contrived. I would have preferred if they just left them out. At the beginning it was OK, but just randomly placed in there after that did not work. Will Ferrel was not that funny and did not pull of the role. I still give it a 6 because I enjoyed the premises and I loved how Karen was crazy and so morbid. I was reminded about how Dickens said that after writing a book the author got to know the characters so well that it has hard to leave them after months (or years) of them being some of the most important people in the authors life. I think they could have extended that relationship a bit more.