A half ass job........

Rating: 1/10 (26 July 2006)

This movie is just like the book - overrated. Many people seems to think that the book is the best of all time (which it is not!!) and tend to forget classics like Howard Fasts Spartacus (a work of art a true masterpiece) and Tolkiens Lord Of The Rings (the entire series is a masterpiece). And then some stupid asshole decides to make a movie out of it and of course all it becomes is crap. This is not a good movie!! Tom Hanks does a lame performance while Audrey Tautou on the other hand does a more even performance. Ian McKellen does a good job and fits in pretty good in his role which also goes for Jean Reno. The plot follows the book and works a little better than the actors. It truly surprises me that the leads in this movie can suck when they have got a pretty good manuscript and an interesting plot. The poor performances in this movie sinks it to the bottom of the drink. The best actor in this poor half ass production is Paul Bettany, who does a very good job. If you really must know what all the fuss is about - read the book it's better than the movie.