The New World

What better way to get the horrid taste of cinepoo from your mouth than with a cool draught of Christian Bale? The movie is very European in its pacing... which means "slow". I have an internal struggle with such films, as my life never runs at such a pace. If people talked and reacted like this in real life around me, I would sit there rotating my hand... "yeessss? come ON already!" But a stream of stunning cinematography and delicate plot layering lead me through with little complaint. The story was well-thought-out and lovely, the acting was sensual, and the title was as deep and multi-faceted as the characters (even - gasp! - the leading lady). Rated 2-.