This had potential. There was an interesting, somewhat unique premise and some key players (it was the final role for Carrie Fisher). But it just didn't come together. As a fantasy, it included some fairly dark reality. Wanting a storybook location, they picked Italy but had a lot of British actors doing Italian accents (this did not go well). At 96 minutes it was actually a tad short -- there were too many threads (pun sort of intended) leaving too many questions. The ending didn't have all the necessary notes. Yes, there are some neat moments and I found it very watchable at the time, but as a whole it just went flat. Ironically, the best part of the film were the two immortals -- played by Carrie Fisher and Rita Ora. For a story which was supposed to focus on the kids, these top actors really stole the spotlight. That's a director thing, putting the emphasis in the wrong place. Maybe someone will come along and remake the tale into what it should have been.
