It's not that the film is bad, it's just that it isn't very good. Heath Ledger brings little to his role other than competence. I didn't buy his ardor, see any complexity in his character, or feel his portrayal had enlightened me in any way.
Maybe the problem is with the direction and script, which failed to give us anything other than a bit of an amusement. Highly improbable, shallow motivations, unlikely coincidences... this is not the stuff of great film.
Sienna Miller is a limited actress. Let's be frank. She's not a great beauty or a great talent. Maybe she just hasn't had the right role.. or director. Lena Olin, who plays her mother, is far sexier, more interesting and steals scenes with aplomb.
Oliver Platt is the best thing in the film. He's fearless and complex, and you grow to care for his character a great deal.
I was bothered by the unadorned, yet obviously pierced earlobes of both Heath and Sienna. Surely the makeup people could have dealt with that modern anomaly?
Maybe the problem is with the direction and script, which failed to give us anything other than a bit of an amusement. Highly improbable, shallow motivations, unlikely coincidences... this is not the stuff of great film.
Sienna Miller is a limited actress. Let's be frank. She's not a great beauty or a great talent. Maybe she just hasn't had the right role.. or director. Lena Olin, who plays her mother, is far sexier, more interesting and steals scenes with aplomb.
Oliver Platt is the best thing in the film. He's fearless and complex, and you grow to care for his character a great deal.
I was bothered by the unadorned, yet obviously pierced earlobes of both Heath and Sienna. Surely the makeup people could have dealt with that modern anomaly?