I've watched the first hour. After having discussed this with Pogue the other night. I think one really needs to have it put back to its full length - the beginning was too confusing. I also thought the CGI was awful. Pogue's writing comes shining through, despite Roger Young's pedestrian and really poor direction and staging, and some actors who simply don't have the chops for this sort of dialogue.
The score seems quite okay to me. I do wonder if the DVD will be widescreen - it doesn't look like it was shot that way to my eye, so it will be interesting to see which ratio the DVD is in.
If only this could have been directed by an Anthony Mann or a Nick Ray or someone who knows what epic means - with Pogue's script, no network interference (cutting something down for no reason), and a real director, well, that would be the berries. We do love us our Leelee Sobieski, though.
