adapt from a novel by virginia woolf and this be a classic example of the triumph of style over substance . the plot concern a young english aristocrat initially set in elizabethan time chart how the character longs for love and companionship fall for a russian girl who toy with his feeling and ultimately break his heart . queen elizabeth offer him a house and land if he can remain young and not wither away . miraculously orlando do not age at all and remain young ( however the reason for this be not explain ) . he be give an then ambassador post in the east and form a friendship with the ruler and give them weapon to fight of a mutual enemy . he return to england and fall into a long sleep and awakes a a female ( yes really ) and whilst out horse rid fall off her horse and amazingly along come billy zane and the same thing happens to him they immediately feel something towards each other and return to orlando house and make love . he be a free spirit and ultimately return to america . then we quickly be rush through the world war to the present day london where she have pass her writing to a publisher in the docklands and we see her and her child rid off back to the house she own for century . i have probably leave a few thing out . but then i felt there be a lot of emotional depth miss from this film . i do not for once find tilda swinton believable a a man in the beginning of the film . even when orlando change sex i do not find her act to be of the required emotional depth and although the script be probably partly to blame for this . i find some of the dialogue to be quite trite in place . and even though the story of orlando could have be interest this 90 minute film seem like it be well over 2hrs . a another reviewer have state and the character pass through these time but there be no real connection and you do not find out a great deal about the period and what life be like a the film concentrate more on orlando emotional quest . also i be not really a fan of movie where the protagonist often make aside to the camera and in most case it be not essential to the plot and add nothing to the film . i would give this film 3 . 5 out of 10. it be not worth the time and unless you be a fan of virginia woolf writing or interested in feminist movie and but even then there have be well . if you want to see a much good tilda swinton film i highly recommend you check out a 2001 movie call the deep end she co star with goran visnjic .