I've seen student films that were better than this piece of...

Rating: 1/10 (16 May 2004)

This was a joke. All the hype, all the buzz, all the stars, all the action was put to waste. I expected this to be great, at least good, but it was awful. All the great actors: Brad Pitt; Brian Cox; Peter O'Toole; Brendan Gleeson; Orlando Bloom, and the only one who delivered a good performance was Eric Bana. The rest of the cast just spent their time posing for the camera.
Plus, the action was lousy, just a blur of bodies, and I didn't care about any of the characters. Action scenes are pointless if you can't follow the main characters in the dam story.
The action itself was pitiful. I've seen amateur ballets that were choreographed better. The effects and blood make-up was downright pathetic, and the production designer made it look like Never Never Land.
What angers me the most is that this film could have been great. It was set up to be amazing, and had a strong central message, but then it just got muddied up. Thank you so much Wolfgang Peterson, the same man who brought us "The Perfect Storm."