Overdone Eyecandy

Rating: 5/10 (29 December 2001)

I guess I am one of those people who prefer the book to the movie. It was hard for me to find something to like about this flick. The score was cliched, the sound mix muddy (overwhelming some spoken lines), and apart from the fantastic scenery, the cinematography was like that of a Gap commercial.
I could run down the liberties taken from the plot and characters of the book, but since there were so many, I am trying to judge this as a 'stand-alone' enterprise. Aspiring to Ben-Hur proportions, it just doesn't build any suspense or drama....I think mostly because of the multiple overblown 'moments' in the movie.
It was mildly entertaining, but not anything groundbreaking.