So awful it was painful to watch

Rating: 1/10 (1 June 2006)

This movie was so boring it was an ordeal to get through it. The cover's claim "The Best Historical Epic Romance Since Titanic" is completely misleading. It makes one think this is a good movie, comparable to Titanic. It may be based on a true story, so it may be historical, but there is absolutely NOTHING romantic about it, and the word "epic" applied to this movie is a complete joke. It's too bad that the final product is so bad, because they certainly did spend a lot of money on the production - the set, costumes, etc. Those are okay. The cinematography is quite beautiful at times. The music is pretty annoying, but the real problem is the action, or should I say the lack of it. There is next to nothing happening for most of the movie and the little that is happening makes almost no sense, there is very little continuity. Even the little there is in terms of a plot is pretty unbelievable, like Pocahontas learning a new language fluently seemingly overnight. The actors can't be blamed for this disaster, they had very little chance to "act". Overall, I thought this is one of the worst movies I've ever sat through and my most sincere recommendation is for viewers to avoid it. If you are curious, rent it, but for heaven's sake don't buy it. You'll be lucky if you can sit through this movie even once.