Truth or Fiction? Does it Matter?

Rating: 6/10 (6 July 2006)

This film was neither as good as the hype nor as bad as the backlash. It was what it was-- another Hollywood film blown out of proportion with an all star cast, good production value (except some of the shots seemed a bit underexposed at times) excellent soundtrack... and blasé unoriginal narrative. For someone like me the believability is not crucial because I find it no more or less believable than the stuff they try to teach us in Sunday school, although from a purist point of view I can understand why someone might be strongly opposed to it. What the detractors should realize is that their fire-branded criticism contributes to the hype as much as any advertising paid for by the studio. For that reason it became a must-see movie. And apart from the hype there's no big rush to go and see it.