grossly over-rated

Rating: 4/10 (16 November 2005)

Remember that episode of 'Seinfeld' where the characters decide to see 'The English Patient' and everyone thinks it is the best film ever made except for Elaine, and they cannot believe that she did not like it. (If you have not seen 'Seinfeld', I think you get the idea anyway.) This is what it was like when the film came out. When I eventually got around to seeing it, I thought it was one of the most over-rated films of all time. First of all, it was too long to sit through a story that just did not engage me. The photography was the only thing that I thought was done well. My review of this film is that it was not a terribly good film, but it was considered a great film when it was released.