This film is a disappointment and especially due to the fact the director did not use one of the great treasures of modern cinema to the very fullest by ignoring Emily Watson. However, when she is on screen the picture is alive and fascinating. Her performance is certainly superb but it is a mystery why she was not used to raise this film to a higher level. She certainly does all she can to instill life in the movie but it remains limp and dull in spite of her fiery performance. Even the greatest actor working in film today can not save a motion picture if the director is a simpleton and the rest of the cast stunningly awful. It does rate a 10, however, because for the brief time she is on screen Ms. Watson is dynamite as usual and proves once again she is the most talented and insanely gifted woman to ever step before a camera.
Review of Crusade in Jeans
