More Visual Less Impactful

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2014)

Although I enjoyed the movie thoroughly, I wouldn't call it a great one. It was a nice movie set up in old times with modern actors doing a good job pulling everything together. Leonardo did a good job but I was not impressed by his acting at all. He is one of my favorite actors and maybe that's why i was expecting more from him. Having said that, I liked Tobey's acting and role more than anyone else's in the movie. He was, sort of, in the background in the entire movie - moving the story forward. Connecting the dotes and being there to help and be right was what he did well.
Visually the movie was spectacular. Cinematography was awesome and sets were worth watching. But somehow, intensity and depth was missing. It is like you're watching it and enjoying it but you're not in it. On the other hand - I liked the story, of course it is one of the great literature jewels, in general but not it's end. It was tragic love story which didn't end well.
You might like it or you might hate it...but overall worth a one time watch.