apart from the beautiful imagery thanks to new zealand cinematographer alun bollinger and this film be not worth see . the storyline be so fragmented and lose that it hard to know what be go on at any give time and and just when you think youre follow then the direction change again and like a lose bi polar puppy dog . the musical score be awful and rely too heavily on extremely emotive piece that try to force the audience into feel a certain way and a if the instrument be act a an emotion queue sheet  feel sad here while feel shock here while feel scar here . on top of that and the repetitive sample use over and over again leave the audience on the verge of laughter . go be the day of silent film and where musical instrument be the sole portrayal of voice  but you wouldn not think so while watch river queen . the voice over be so over utilised that one have to wonder if this film really even need any accompany imagery . it could have easily be a radio play although even then it would be hard to follow the story . and the steal idea from jane campion the piano be too obvious to overlook . not only be the beach and forest shot almost identical to those in the piano  perhaps some of this come down to alun bollinger camera work on the latter  but the voice over feeling and level too be strikingly close . and who could forget when holly hunter character have her wing clip and in the form of her index finger be cut off by sam neill . do it remind you of when wiremu have his trigger finger amputate and and surprisingly too with an axe . i think so . all in all i can not recommend this film for view and unless you wear some ear muff and just go with the scenery in mind .