Far from prestigious

Rating: 4/10 (31 August 2008)

I'm afraid this film is by someone who made one great film and now everything he does is regarded as a masterpiece. At some point people are going to realize that everything he touches is not gold and I'm surprised it didn't start with this film, as it's really quite bad. The story just does not flow well, it is told in a very serious dark tone which just makes it seem too ridiculous and not at all believable. A lot of the dialogue is quite bad and clichÃ©d especially involving Chistian Bale who just isn't up to the part. The story is an interesting one but the way it's told is not. Only in the last half an hour does it really get going but in the end it leaves you unsatisfied and irritated at the liberties it's taken with you. It says something when the best thing about the film is David Bowie's performance, yes he's actually very good. (4/10)