Julie Taymor's lack of a cohesive directorial vision is the problem this film cannot overcome. This film, which hopefully will be Miss Taymor's last, is a pretentious hodgepodge of cinematic cliches served up amidst a mishmash of visual styles and settings, that not even the fine performances of Mr. Hopkins and, especially, Miss Lange can save. It's 3 agonizing hours of embarrassment as you are forced to witness the catastrophe of this classic becoming "tragically hip". This is Julie Taymor's "Showgirls" - not bad enough to be good, just plain bad. Don't believe the positive reviews. Don't waste your time or money. Dreadful.
