Weak.....very, very weak..

Rating: 1/10 (29 April 2000)

The fact that this appallingly mediocre film won 9 (??!!) Academy awards is the most memorable thing about it. In a lot of ways it reminded me of that disaster (and I don't mean the ship sinking) film, Titanic.
Feeble plot, stretched to breaking point over far too many tedious minutes. Flaccid, confusing, pseudo-art-house dialogue. Cardboard cut-out characters.
Juliette Binoche was nice but sadly under used. She, Kristin Scott Thomas and the desert landscapes were the only things really worth watching.