Boring...walked out.

Rating: 4/10 (13 October 2006)

I wanted to like this movie but was distracted by the stiff interactions between the characters and the ridiculousness of certain aspects of the plot and the goings-on. I didn't like Jackman and/or his character, and after an hour, I vowed to walk out of the theater if nothing was going to happen soon. It didn't and I did. I found Weisz slightly annoying. What I saw of Ellen Burstyn was superior as always, though. I wonder if she is or will be happy with this film. I listened to the hype about Aronofsky and was let down. Perhaps the film was too fantasy-ish for me, not a Lord of the Rings Fan. Of course, there's always the possibility that I simply didn't "get" this film, but boring is boring.....