the novel could not be more faithful to the novel than it be . it overlong and boring ( a be the very short book ) represent junk orientalism could define it best . no interest whatsoever . i wonder why someone would think of make a full length movie of something be would not have be worth a half hour t. v. show ( even in that format it would have seem too long ) . it a pity and keira knightley be a good actress and i wonder what she be do in this doomed enterprise of a movie that have all the shortcoming of this sort of movie and include void aestheticism . the director want the spectator to leave the cinema think the picture be really beautiful hop they will forget how empty and bore the whole movie be .