this film fail for me on several level and only entertain me just enough to keep me from head for the exit . just a when action or adventure film cover up a weak story with expensive cgi or hi tech action sequence while this fiasco do the same with eloquent dialogue and the grace and beauty of the period part of the story . why do the lead ( present day ) male character have such a passionate aversion to relationships . what trigger the sudden change . she be a rude and frigid lady and who also uncharacteristically fall in love with him and an american slob . none of this be explain to my satisfaction . in the story of the past while why do the female lead have to be a lesbian . it neither mirror nor compliment the main plot . a myriad of near miss and plot twist make the rest of this tale completely unbelievable . the bad for me be the ultra weak nonsense of the dialogue regard ms. paltrow character brooch . spare me and that be simply nonsense . the only redeeming feature of this romance or mystery or adventure ( . ) be the mystery involve in gather the evidence . i think that despite the grandiose vernacular ( hey . ) and the beauty of the scene and decor in the past and this stinker be just another emperor who wasn not really wear any clothes .