It can only be the fault of the director that a film where the acting is so on track, even from the children ( a rarity ) ... It looks great visually ... It has the visual and audio possibility to have great atmosphere ... The story has a everything there to make it a real treat ... But it fails dismally ... I found myself loosing interest before half way through ... All I felt was sorry for the actors who could see the technicians were on the ball around them, but couldn't see that the director didn't have the skills to put together the work going on around them into something with heart and soul on screen ... A very very sorry lost opportunity ... Much respect to the cast and crew ... Despair at the production and direction and editing side.