An average movie

I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since Jodie Foster is one of my favorite actress, I thought I should still check it out. First of all, I haven't seen the original movie so I couldn't compare both. Anyway, my wife loved it but I didn't really like it very much. I mean, come on! I have seen 'The Last Emperor' which was really mesmerizing and, for me, this is just a pale and romanticized version. The sets, the costums, everything look prettty good and Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat both give some decent performances but what a boring story... The whole thing was just really predictable and uninspiring, in my opinion. Ok, nowadays, Jodie Foster doesn't do anything really amazing but she used to be an amazing actress back in the days and it is quite sad to see her end up here. I mean, I couldn't help thinking while watching this that she purely did this gig for the paycheck. I guess it is also a matter of taste, I mean, if you are into those romantic flicks, you would probably enjoy it more than me but I was rather bored during the whole thing. To conclude, I didn't really like it and I don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10