An average movie

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Kate Winslet, I was really eager to check this flick. Indeed, she is an amazing actress, easily one of the best at work nowadays and I try to watch all her movies whenever I get the opportunity. She did this flick just after ‘Titanic’ and it is probably one of the most obscure movies she has made so far. As usual, Winslet was pretty good in there and the movie was rather well made but, unfortunately, the story was not really strong. Basically, it is one of those typical stories about the clueless woman who is trying to find something meaningful so she goes to some exotic country but, of course, she doesn’t find any answers. Honestly, it was hardly original, really predictable and bordeline annoying at some point. It is interesting to point out that that her following feature, ‘Holy Smoke’ directed by Jane Campion, was also another obscure feature and it had actually a rather similar plot but I thought it was actually much better. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of it flaws, it is far from being a bad movie and if you're a Kate Winslet fan, it is definitely worth a look.

6/10