FORMAT: DVD
Clever love story coupled with political revenge that would have worked better if there had been any palpable on-screen chemistry between the two leads. The implications of the supernatural are not played-up enough despite the eerie cinematography and the depiction of a political scene marred by a morally-corrupt crown prince is not explored in any real depth. The characterization is reasonable, but leaves too many questions unanswered and - therefore - renders audience identification harder than it could otherwise have been.
A pleasing enough thriller, but this movie really cannot decide what it wants to be and so ends up being less than the sum of its many sumptuous, stylish and overly-plotted parts. This is a pity because although an intriguing period mystery, with supernatural leanings, it ultimately affirms the primacy of reality - as the illusionism of cinema itself does. About on a par with The Prestige.
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