I've watched this film three times now with the same combination of reactions - enjoyment of the more successful elements and disappointment that the film doesn't work better as a whole. Many of the characters are interesting and well-acted, notably Jeremy Irons' performance as the professor who takes off for Lisbon to unpack the mystery of the girl and the book. Many of the cameo performances are also good. Where the film falls short is in its failure to engage the viewer's interest in the historical events. While understanding that they are supposed to be dramatic, tragic and portentous, for me it just doesn't work. Whenever the story returns to the current day, the film recovers a bit, but overall it ends up dragging on far too long. The film makers have tried to do something far too ambitious here, and they haven't pulled it off, which is rather a shame.
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