It's not about what people say, it's about what people do

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2006)

I disagree with the previous reviewer - you CAN "tell a story with just glances/glares/smiles/frowns/etc". And this film did it beautifully.
The dialogue was almost inconsequential - in fact, quite often it was delivered so softly or incoherently that you couldn't follow it anyway. Not a problem. It's the feelings and impressions of the main characters that are "the story", not their words. For instance, when John Smith does speak his words lead him astray - his talk of "dream" and "reality" drawing him ever away from Pocahontas.
I came away from the film quite satisfied that I "understood" the main characters, with the exception of John Smith - which was probably the intention, as he didn't seem to understand himself.
A beautiful, moving and captivating film - highly recommended.