Byzantium has three stories that make up the whole. The present. The Past (18th century) & a nonsense love story.
The two main lead characters (Gemma Arterton & Saoirse Ronan) are not big screen actors, I'm sorry but they just they aren't. After 'Hannah' 'The Way Back' 'Prince of Persia' 'Hansel & Gretel' & 'Clash of the Titans' I promised myself to avoid all future movies they appeared in. However, I broke this promise because Byzantium sounded interesting.
(Note to self.. I thought I was wrong once.. but I was mistaken!)
The back story, of the past is the ONLY redeeming quality in the movie. It was impressive, engaging & well done. Considering the shoe string budget the atmosphere, costumes & special effects worked a treat.
However the rest of the movie is a boring tiresome mess.
Decisions are made by the characters that make no sense. At points in the movies I laughed out loud the script & acting were that ridiculous.
In a nutshell Byzantium Is Interview With a Vampire ..inverted.. minus the great acting.. & cohesive believable story. 3 stars for the back story.
The two main lead characters (Gemma Arterton & Saoirse Ronan) are not big screen actors, I'm sorry but they just they aren't. After 'Hannah' 'The Way Back' 'Prince of Persia' 'Hansel & Gretel' & 'Clash of the Titans' I promised myself to avoid all future movies they appeared in. However, I broke this promise because Byzantium sounded interesting.
(Note to self.. I thought I was wrong once.. but I was mistaken!)
The back story, of the past is the ONLY redeeming quality in the movie. It was impressive, engaging & well done. Considering the shoe string budget the atmosphere, costumes & special effects worked a treat.
However the rest of the movie is a boring tiresome mess.
Decisions are made by the characters that make no sense. At points in the movies I laughed out loud the script & acting were that ridiculous.
In a nutshell Byzantium Is Interview With a Vampire ..inverted.. minus the great acting.. & cohesive believable story. 3 stars for the back story.