it be a truism that it take a lot of effort to make a bad movie this one be no exception . i be no lover of yank but their amazingly simplistic view of the world and their ability to reduce everything to black and white as well a make event ( even fictional one in novel ) fit an agenda that bear little or no relationship to complexity of any kind be irritate in the extreme . wilbur smith be descriptively verbose but weave intricate tale that deserve more than have be deliver by this awful mishmash of a movie . sad really for those who will never read smith . they will be leave with a less than decent portrayal of his egyptian series and which have to be say be gigantic in it exposition . the indiana jones movie be snappy . to attempt to replicate that by manipulate smith novel into this production miss out by a country mile . pathetic except for the photography and art malik .