It's too turgid with its own upholstered pomp.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2002

This putrid dish marks a new low for director Roland Joffe.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/5 | Feb 16, 2001

It's just deadly, deadly dull.

| Jan 10, 2001

A costume drama with far more costumes than drama.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 25, 2000

A landmark in world cinema not merely for sheer grandeur but also attention to dense authenticity.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 25, 2000

An improbable, if sumptuous, bore.

| Dec 22, 2000

Surprisingly tepid.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 22, 2000

Cold and uninvolving.

Full Review | Dec 22, 2000

Further proof that all the money and technical expertise in the world are no substitutes for a good screenplay and creative direction.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Impeccably directed.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000