It was a pure Mediterranean love between 2 most beautiful cultures in the world. Fantastic Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz. I think this was a beautiful film. It was a very moving story. I thought Nicolas Cage played his part well.
Most people go to a film that is based on a novel to find faults with it.
If you go to this film with an open mind it is a truly enjoyable experience. Seems that love is something worth waiting for when we least expect it. The accent part was what is called cinematographic license. It makes it easy for all nationalities in the film to speak a common language while accents represent national languages in real life. Ok so its no Crouching Tiger, but I liked it.