7/10
I absolutely hated the first 20 or so minutes but it has such a naive sort of charm to it that it eventually won me over and I wound up really enjoying it by the end. It's definitely an uneven movie though. The sets are beautiful and the acting is top notch (Tom Waits is a particularly inspired casting choice) but the plot is unnecessarily convoluted and there's a general sense of trying too hard...though maybe that's part of the aforementioned charm. And having just come off seeing Avatar, some of the special effects can look downright hokey. All in all a pretty fun, interesting experience.
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