Just Another Grossly Over Rated Movie

Rating: 4/10 (11 June 2013)

Why anyone would give this mediocre and often boring and dull movie a high rating is beyond me. Yes the leading lady is really, really cute, the lead male character actor is quite good at doing what he has been asked to do but that is about it. Oh yes the period costumes and sets are quite good as is the brief dance routine at the end but so what. That does not make up for all the other failings.
Unfortunately this film is no masterpiece in either the unoriginal writing or mostly bread and butter acting and there is a limit to how interesting you can make a silent movie. This film certainly has and shows up these limitations with abundance.
I sat through this movie thinking this darn thing must get better otherwise why all the academy awards and accolades. Well it did not get much better and there are a lot of people still wondering.
I am sorry now that I wasted my time buying and watching this film. Next time I will read some of the IMDb bad reviews before falling for the trap so many film fans seem to have over this one.
Recommendation: Unless you have a high boredom threshold, or just want to watch a movie instead of going to that funeral you are supposed to attend, then give this film a very big miss.