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Title: Visually arresting but slow, slow, slow
Review: I really tried to like this. I had read the Dune books years ago and really wanted to get immersed in a wide-ranging epic movie. But this is just boring and slow. It moves along at a glacial pace and the actor that plays Paul has utterly no charisma - he just seems uninteresting. Even William Hurt, who undeniably is an outstanding actor, seems wooden and uninspired. On the plus side, as other reviewers have noted, the special effects are generally good and the sets, particularly the banquet scenes, are magnificent and colorful.
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