Style Over Substance

Rating: 2/10 (22 October 2006)

It must be so long since there actually was a really good movie that people think this is a masterpiece. Nice to look at, well-acted, prominent cast, the welcome return of David Bowie, but too gimmicky to be a complete "masterpiece". Using the last 10 minutes or so to provide a series of lame explanations to attempt to redeem the integrity of this "epic" is not good enough. And is Scarlett Johansson trying to put all other young actresses out of work by appearing in a string of unmemorable parts in unmemorable movies? Hey Hollywood, give someone else a chance and save her for the next big movie where Josh Hartnett again attempts to justify "actor" as his occupation.