this movie be dreadful . i really can not understand why the director be be praise for what he create here . every scene seem to be rush and a if there wasn not enough film in the camera . like when piak throw tiuri his sword . piak doesn not throw it far than a few foot yet when the camera change it angle and all of a sudden the sword fly another 8 foot . be it such a bother to just throw that sword a few time more often . and then there be the actor and almost all of them the best holland have to offer and a few of germany great . how come none of these fine actor seem to shine in their part . isn not it a big part of the director work to ensure they do their best . then there be part of the book that be alter for no good reason . why doesn not this film start with tiuri in the chapel . that would have be a great introduction for the main character . a dim lit chapel and and then the knock on the door and the cry for help . it be easy to convey a bit a drama to that and but it doesn not happen . vokia be also wound and no idea why and he wasn not in the book . and it doesn not quite fit either . there be part that i like in this movie . the shot of the landscape through which tiuri go be pretty good . the actor that play jaro do a good job . and when tiuri meet the lord of the toll i get an emotional response from this performance and even though it doesn not really make sense in light of the book . all in all and i just think it be too bad they do not put some more effort into this . it could have be something if the maker would have just spend some more time in prepare dramatic effect and storyboard and a decent script . i sincerely hope they do not ruin another great book by tonke dragt . a disappointed fan .