this film be just painful to watch . not in the good dramatic way that make you cringe with emotion for well developed character in dramatic situation ( yeah and i pretty much make that last sentence up a i go along ) and but in just an absolute dull way for over two hour . now and you all may think i be just some ignorant reviewer who have no respect for shakespeare or artistic film making . well and you would be wrong on both count . i love the work of shakespeare and especially the tragedy of romeo and juliet and julius caesar and macbeth and and hamlet and and i have watch plenty of arthouse film such a the surreal and well make eraserhead and fellini 8 half . but this be just over two hour of lose in translation shakespeare and way too much nudity ( i can understand artistic nudity in some scene . but not in every other shot of a movie . it be pointless and serve nothing for the story . ) and and basically just overzealous film making . i have high expectation for this film in that it be say to be very artistic and be an adaptation of shakespeare the tempest . but this be just an extreme letdown . i give this film a three only because of sir john gielgud act presence ( which far surpass all of the no name in this film ) and the cinematography or set design combination a it make a lot of scene look like painting in motion . however and a lot of this film would have be good off as just a painting with a scroll of text below it . a true disappointment . maybe if zeffirelli have be give the director chair and this would have be much well . but this be one audience member opinion and many others may enjoy this far more than me . that be say and if you can not find this at any nearby video store ( it currently not on dvd ) and do not try to go too far out of your way to find it . it not really worth it .