perhaps not historically accurate, but certainly entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2008)

Two kinds of objections have appeared to this film: 1. Many inaccuracies with respect to historical facts. 2. The film is not exactly the same as the book.
I consider them both irrelevant. 1. The filmmakers aimed not to make a documentary, but a drama. 2. No film can ever be the same as a book.
The filmmakers did a good job bringing the novel to the screen. Scarlet Johansson's acting, and more so Natalie Portman's, is brilliant. Their English accent may still not be appropriate, but they do try :) Wonderful costumes! The only blemish is the film's length. In the first half you may be a little bored, but it gets somewhat better towards the end...