Awesome cinematography, fine acting, powerful music, and loads of VIOLENCE!

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2004)

It seems to this aging college professor that in this day of affluent teenagers grounded in video games just dripping with violence and death that this rather lengthy film will be a BIG hit! For me, however, the pluses were the obvious film technologies used to produce what will probably become an epic as well as excellent music, especially some hauntingly beautiful vocal melodies. With the possible exception of Paris' character, the acting was extremely fine. And, though Hollywood takes the usual liberties with history as we understand it, it will be a very educational experience for most. That said, I won't need to see this film twice since I've now had my allotment of bleeding puncture wounds for this decade.