Aesthetically the movie is very pleasing to watch. Beautifully shot with several cinematographic styles blended together. While the story had great potential there is a lot of wasted footage and unnecessary dialogue I found pointless and just self indulgent. In the last 15 minutes the movie redeems itself ... but not without my having left the theater feeling cheated. Why couldn't the entire movie have been as good from start to finish? As a first film for Mr. Ford this is an ASTOUNDING accomplishment. I would wait for the DVD and watch it at home.