revolution always present opportunity for dramatic film since and in fact and most revolution be in themselves dramatic event . unfortunately and what this film lack in drama be compensate for by an overabundance of boredom . one care not who win and lose and die or live just end it as soon a possible . this be due in large measure to what seem to me to be a superficial use of background technology . scene of paris and the french countryside have a cardboard quality about them . they might well be do on a bare stage and leave that way . one can not expect the amazing effect of the house of the fly dagger or the golden compass and but and after all and this be a 2002 digitally master production . character seem to enter a scene for the sake of enter a scene and so much so that one lose count of the number of time character enter and leave room . in my view and this film turn the french revolution of the 1790s into the papier mache revolution of a papier colle world .