entertaining, stuck to subject mater, characters were consistent

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2006)

i liked the film, i stayed to the end, even stayed and glanced at the cast credits, well deserving i might add...this film had flow, interest, illusion, continuity and surprise...total entertainment...as far as the director goes...he kept it together with continual flow, no dead spots and no over-directing the cast...smooth move as they performed with character and charm...i particularly enjoyed the male performances...Rufus Sewell was a typical nasty leader who never came close to weakening, (thank the director for that), Eddie Marsan became a special character as he stepped back his time off screen led to me wondering where he was, but came back as the trusted friend after all(surprise), so this leaves Paul Giamatti with a groovy path to create, with inspector like insight and personal gains consciences while protecting the commoners from the wrath of the crown prince...the biggest surprise for me was how convincing ed was as this mysterious magician especially for a period piece...nice job!