Silly fairy tale with too many special effects

Rating: 3/10 (5 August 2004)

I thought this movie was a bit too stupid. It's just not my taste... I only went because my wife likes this kind of movies. And, my God, what did they do to Kate Beckinsale?? In Serendipity she was such a sweet girl, and here she looked like a baywatch babe wearing a corsette and 15 layers of makeup. The way she was doing that accent was horrible: i guess it's not her fault, it just doesn't suit her. In general, her persona would fit better for romantic flicks or even serious dramas, but not for a$$-kicking dominatrix type roles. If not for Hugh Jackman, this movie would be absolutely and utterly pitiful, but he saved it just by his presence. Hope KB doesn't wind up doing this kind of movies permanently.