The critics and public seem to LOVE this film. Why?
I saw it with great expectations after reading such raving reviews.
Yes, the sea battles are very well executed. Yes, the sound is deserving of an Oscar nomination. And yes, there are some cool scenes in with ships in the fog.
BUT, the bottom line is this movie was boring! The story was completely unoriginal. The characters were nothing we haven't seen before. And worse is how they crammed so much completely irrelevant "fluff" into the film just to stretch out it's length. (What was the point of the whole Jonah side story?)
Russel Crowe is a fine actor, but he was completely wasted in this. The role was absolutely nothing special.
I was so bored I almost left the theater!
I gave it 4 out of 10, only for some nice visuals and sound.
I saw it with great expectations after reading such raving reviews.
Yes, the sea battles are very well executed. Yes, the sound is deserving of an Oscar nomination. And yes, there are some cool scenes in with ships in the fog.
BUT, the bottom line is this movie was boring! The story was completely unoriginal. The characters were nothing we haven't seen before. And worse is how they crammed so much completely irrelevant "fluff" into the film just to stretch out it's length. (What was the point of the whole Jonah side story?)
Russel Crowe is a fine actor, but he was completely wasted in this. The role was absolutely nothing special.
I was so bored I almost left the theater!
I gave it 4 out of 10, only for some nice visuals and sound.