An OK movie if you don't have your hopes too high

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2004)

The movie was not great by any stretch of imagination. Both Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom seemed like they did not belong there, they seemed kind of "out of context". Especially Orlando Bloom, but maybe it was just because of his role in Lord Of The Rings - who knows. Sets were excellent and cinematography/special effects were very very good, however...dialogs were much too simplistic and a bit not natural, even though every attempt was made to breathe some meaning into them. So, it's no more then OK movie with very good special effects and battle scenes. If you expect something epic and meaningful, like "Gladiator" or "Master And Commander" or "The Last Samurai" - most likely, you will be disappointed.