Too slow

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 2004)

The movie was beautiful and at times I did like the slower pace. But overall it seems as if every scene is too long and the movie plays every trick on your emotions. It seemed contrived to me.
The best part of the movie is the way it urges you to try to figure it out. But it's like that slow paced book that you trudge through only to find out "who did it at the end." I wasn't satisfied by the ending. Otherwise, the cinematography is gorgeous. I love historical movies, but this one didn't have a lot of period sets. But from the very beginning, the views of nature are breathtaking.
The three girls behind me were openly sniffling and loved it. Titanic made me cry. Heck, even Rabbit Proof Fence made me cry. But this movie just made me look at my watch.