Title: Gary Oldman is the only reason to see this...
Product review: This is a train wreck of a movie. The only redeeming quality is seeing Gary Oldman playing the dwarf brother. That man can do anything onscreen. From Dracula, to Sirius Black, Beethoven, Joe Orton, and the Lt. in Batman--he is simply amazing with an incredible range. However, his talent overshadows all of the other BAD acting in this film. I mean BAD. Matthew McConaughey CANNOT act. Kate Beckinsale was great in Serendipity, but here she sports an unnatural American accent and fake-looking tattoos. Patricia Arquette is an absolute disaster and a totally unnecessary character. Peter Dinklage is talented--but why the French accent? It is unfortunate, but I think that this film does the exact opposite of what its intentions were, which was to get the viewer to understand and root for the little people. It doesn't do that. They are very much exploited here.
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