Painfully slow and mundane, but shot beautifully

Rating: 3/10 (13 February 2008)

First, I have to say that the movie was shot beautifully. It has amazing cinematography. The acting is also very good, and the sets and costumes are top notch. 10 out of 10 on these respects.
Overall, as a story and as a movie though, I hated this film. It takes 3 hours to agonizingly meander through a story that could be told well in 30 minutes. The dialog, with only few redeeming exceptions, was dull, uninspired and rather pointless to the overall plot. It was honestly the most boring movie I've seen in the last few years.
The visual elements of this movie are excellent. The art of telling a story with these visual elements fails miserably. Don't waste your time.
Overall: 3 out of 10