Where to start? I have a feeling that the filmmakers were trying too hard to stay true to the source material, and the film suffers for it. I could be wrong,though, since I have not read the novel that it is based on. It just seems that some parts move too slow, and then others make little sense, as if lots of stuff was edited out. Julian Sands is doing his best to come across as Jeremy Irons. He does this OK. Katherine Towne is absolute eye candy. She is so beautiful, and puts real feeling into her somewhat enigmatic character. I hope to see more of her in the future. Overall, however, she is really the only reason to sit through this one.