Overrated pretty movie

Rating: 5/10 (8 March 2002)

I think I might have liked this movie better if I had not read a lot of reviews that were positive. I found it over-wrought, and at times downright silly, trying to be full of a sense of importance that was never there to start with. I was especially surprised that the little girl in the movie, who mostly smiles and is cute, got an Academy Award. The movie is beautifully filmed and also has a good sense for how settlement took place in Victorian times. Still, can't say I'd recommend this one.