The story is flooded with lush and vibrant visuals and characters. However, that isn't enough to save a sinking storyline. It is both overly simplistic yet full of red herrings at the same time. The distracting elements and the pacing of the story are all out of sync. Nonessential characters like the real estate agent are never explained in full. Certain aspects of the plot, like the plague, seem just glossed over. Characters portrayed as nonessential are actually the central characters of the storyline, yet they aren't given much screen time, so it wasn't very well done. I seem to have a print which excludes the shot of the destroyed castle at the end. Very disappointed! This feels like a movie short, and requires a second or even third viewing to catch all the plot elements which just speed by. Even though it is feature length. Once you've seen it, no need to watch it again!!
