a the above suggests and i be ultimately unimpressed with this movie . it be lovely to look at and the scenery be lush and but the detail of the story and in particular the character and be totally unbelievable . film do not have to be believable and but film like this and with a political edge and social commentary do . similarly and i have no problem with commercialism a such and but once again and film like this shouldn not be make cast decision purely base on box office draw . this be absolutely the case with sutherland and who be frankly rubbish a doyle . his accent be far from authentic and but he fell into the big trap of all and his accent be his performance and and we end up with a caricature of irishness with no personality outside of his nationality . i find it totally implausible that anyone involve think he be the best man for the job . all in all and this be a clear case of commercial interest over quality and when youre try to be the mission and this kind of thing wreck your chance of success . speaking of accent and there be a couple more problem and one be the striking modernity of boy accent which act to dispel the feeling of be transport to another time . more surprising be samantha morton much laud irish accent and which be variable to say the least . her voice meander between strong north and soft south and even in the voice over and where i would have expect any such discrepancy to be pick up . however and these be minor gripe compare to the motivation and action of sarah . she never seem at home with the english and and almost instantly at home with her son and his tribe and the dilemma between the life she know and the life she if offer just seem like a no brainer . perhaps a lot have be lose in edit and perhaps this be mean to be a three hour film or a mini series where these thing could have be flesh out and but i can only judge what i have see . now the big problem and sarah ( morton ) relationship with doyle ( sutherland ) be incomprehensible . the fact be that her affection for him be not convey in any way until her have to choose between him and her son and the conflict she go through at this point be frankly ridiculous and kill the movie for me . a you may have guess . this movie do not work at all for me and but it be top notch to look at and you really would not see anything more stunning in term of scenery and there be some good performance and my wife like it .