be a history buff and i rent this movie because of the subject matter . the idea of the ellis island experience at the turn of the century focus on one small group be intrigue . unfortunately and the movie fall flat . much of the story be simply bore while nothing much happens for long stretch . the director use goofy imagery ( offer up in the form of daydream sequence ) in an apparent attempt to break up the glacial pacing and but instead and it clash with the authentic look and feel of the movie . the character be also poorly draw . in the end and we do not really care a much about them a we should . it a shame that this wasn not what it could have be . i would still like to see a good movie about the american immigrant experience and but this one isn not it .