Superb camera work, laughable script and plot

Rating: 2/10 (26 January 2011)

The ONLY reason to watch this movie is for the cinematography, it is stunning. It is also the only reason I give this dreck a 2 instead of a 1! The story line could have been great but was so riddled with inaccuracies that I could not believe it. I do not see how this film could be nominated much less win BPOY. Everyone involved with this film EXCEPT the cinematographers should never be allowed to work in the film industry again, it was THAT bad. Others have cited the technical shortcomings of the character portrayals so I wont repeat them, suffice it to say they were glaring. The fact that the critics by and large and the Academy Awards people honored this film leaves me doubting their integrity.......