An entertaining though flawed film

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2006)

I was in the mood for a period piece, so I enjoyed the costumes and Prague scenery. My wife doesn't like them and said she had no sense this was the 19th century and that Norton and Giamotti were too modern. I thought it was VERY old fashioned with a typical Hollywood ending. There was no passion or spark between Biel and Norton and I didn't feel anything real about their relationship. The villain was pretty good, evil without overacting. There weren't too many other characters involved so it was more like a stage play, and there was a great deal of action. The effects were not great. It wasn't pretty enough to see on a big screen although we always enjoy the ARClite. Wait for the rental.