let begin with . the good thing and shall we . the cinematography and art direction . it ok. visually and i think this movie have succeed in create a modern showing and respect for tradition . beautifully do there and i promise you that your eye will have a feast on all the spice . that about all i can say . the character be confuse and questionable and unrealistic . the whole storyline and concept be magical and mystical and mysterious though it succeed in be unconvincing . i mean and my favorite movie be memoir of a geisha and big fish while all these story have beautiful story line and image and fantasy etc . mistress of spice fail right from the beginning . overflooded with voice over and over explain and overdescripted with unnecessary dialogue . i think it kill the beautiful image see on screen . wise word and inspire line be throw casually at inappropriate time . everything be predictable and foolish and very flat . i feel so terrible for every potentially good movie i see that turn out to be a flop .