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Rating: 6/10 (14 February 2005)

As I have read several hundred of the reviews I have finally seen this movie. There are many valid comments but apparently either you liked it or not and I easily see both sides of the argument. The movie from strictly a movie-making perspective is great. There are some strange inconsistencies. Kate drinks out of the same milk bottle - sometimes he shakes hands and other times he doesn't. I personally love Miss Blanchett as an actor and a woman and I felt she captured much of Miss Hepburn in voice and attitude but although I find her personally attractive Miss Hepburn was quite beautiful and it was difficult to look at Blanchett in all those 60 foot closeups.(Stefani and the girl playing Domergue also suffer in comparison of looks as does the really beautiful Kate Beckinsale). Kate Beckinsale is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood today but unfortunately she really doesn't hold a candle to the young Ava - who was basically astonishing. Kids today you just don't know what you've missed. Leo was good. No matter what anyone says he did very well with the material at hand. I just thought the film never satisfied me. It was too jumbled and the inaccuracies were disturbing. At the end of the day it is a movie I may watch again to pick up some fine points of movie making but it won't be because it was a "great" movie.