Intense emotional manipulation

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2002)

Something about this movie really hit home with me, I found it to be very moving. However, I could see how someone would not approve of it highly. It tiptoes the line between drama and melodrama, but I believe NOT once ventures into the latter (close though). I thought all of the characters were believable, the least of which was Percy. Nevertheless, he is a very necessary character even if he is a little over the top with the portrayal of the evil side of things.
The one man enduring all the pains of the world is a common character in many mythologies and I think this movie did so well because viewing a person with that responsibility hits home with everyone. It did so for me. This is an easy movie to get into.