Underlit and Lugubrious

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2007)

Badly directed film that could have been interesting if anything could be seen. But as it is, every scene is dark and murky so you can't see anything. Hence it's boring.
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz are basically wasted in this murky mess full of historical baloney, new-age "live forever" crap, and and soggy love story with a dying heroine. Nothing comes together as we prance from the Inquisition (Spain's finest hour), the discovery of the fountain of youth, the droning modern couple (with her calligraphic book no less), and the golden bubble whizzing through space toward the Mayan dead star.
It sounded interesting , but I can see why it was a huge bomb. It's slow, ambiguous, murky, tedious, dark, boring, and badly made. Even the snow can't act.
And how did Rachel enjoy sex the night before she croaked if she lost all feeling in her body?