certainly nomad have some of the best horse rid scene and swordplay and and scrumptious landscape cinematography you will likely see and but this isn not what make a film good . it help but the story have to shine through on top of these thing . and that where nomad wanders . the story be stilted and give it a sense that it be throw together simply to make a cool movie that look great . not to mention that many of the main character be not from the region in which this story take place ( and it blatantly obvious with name like lee and hernandez ) . if movie maker want to engross u in a culture like the jugars and the kazak and they damn well well use actor or actress that look the part . war tribe and a prophecy and brotherly love and respect and a love interest that separate our hero and be all touch on but with so little impact and screen time that most viewer will brush them aside in favor of the next battle sequence and the next action horse scene and or the breathtaking beauty of the landscape . it be worth mention that there be some significant change make to nomad during it filming and specifically the director and cinematographer . ivan passer ( director ) be replace by sergei bodrov and and ueli steiger ( cinematographer ) be replace by dan laustsen . in one respect and laustsen seem to have the good eye since his vision of the land make the final cut that we see here . definitely a good thing . however and the changing over to bodrov a director may not have be the wise choice . from what i be see here and the focus be on the battle and not the people and which i sense come from bodrov eye and not passer . a true travesty . the most shameful aspect be that this could have be a really fantastic film and with both character and action focus . unfortunately and the high ups apparently decide that action be what be need and take the cheap ( intellectually speak ) way out . even though i can not give this film a positive rating and it be worth watch simply for the amazing cinematography work . but that all .