I didn't understand it all that much (gaining some familiarity with The Tempest might help make it somewhat coherent) but damn...on an aesthetic level it is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen, not just beautifully made but also with just so much going on on the screen at any one time, it's so easy to get lost in all the dancing, gymnastics, opera, idiosyncratic editing, the wonderfully designed locations and characters and strangeness of it all. Meticulously crafted and captivating.

The viewer is advised to be familiar with "The Tempest". The movie has the visual density of a music videoclip, but it is as long as a movie. You will stand up shaking at the end, or you will hate it completely. A movie, a theater presentation, a long painting... masterful use of video effects, very impressive "stuff": costumes, calligraphy, architecture. And of course, the incredible score by Michael Nyman.

This is two hours of Peter Greenaway going: You're stupid and illiterate, you're stupid and illiterate, you're stupid and illiterate.

Greenaway's gorgeously constructed formalism is admirable, yet very oppressive. The source material doesn't really breath underneath the spectacle. Ultimately, I felt unfulfilled.

I didn't understand it all that much (gaining some familiarity with The Tempest might help make it somewhat coherent) but damn...on an aesthetic level it is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen, not just beautifully made but also with just so much going on on the screen at any one time, it's so easy to get lost in all the dancing, gymnastics, opera, idiosyncratic editing, the wonderfully designed locations and characters and strangeness of it all. Meticulously crafted.

Despite its visual uniqueness it's a rather boring retelling of the Tempest and difficult to follow as up until the end everyone has Prospero's voice.

all I can say is, poor Mark Rylance, and the others who had to pretend to speak without opening their mouths.

Itīs a great Movie by Greenaway, probably his best. Itīs beautiful... in many ways. Saw the Movie many years ago in the TV and knew nothing about it before. So I was really surprised about the intense of this Movie. Would like to see it again but itīs hard to find. Great Work

The more I watch Greenaway, the more I hate his work. He always lures me with stunning visuals, but often there is nothing more in his films. It's a beautiful visualfest, but almost unwatchable thanks to a boring and tiring script.

A really beautiful film. I lack a certain depth of knowledge about The Tempest that would have elevated this film to 'coherent' though.