Sadly disappointed

Rating: 4/10 (27 January 2007)

This film was extraordinarily beautiful in many ways but the story was disappointingly trite in the sense and style of a romantic film. The sound track, costumes, sets, husbandry, lighting and of course the classical style of cinematography and use of close-ups were extraordinary. However, it's a shame that such awesome locations and excellent actors are in a film where the hair department can't make a realistic mustache for the prince. Furthermore the "magic" was only an illusion for the fact that it was all computer generated. The orange tree illusion or a similar illusion should have been mystifying on its own merit as it should have respected the time period of this film and not depend entirely and wholly on a special effects department. The creative talent of this film came close but sadly missed the mark. Most certainly this is a one time only kind of film.