Gives new meaning to "costume drama" in that it is a drama primarily about costumes. But the drama is about as subtle a sledgehammer to the temple.

A nice line from LA Times' Carina Chocano about a film I'm predisposed to hating. I've seen the trailer a couple of times, I've seen the "extended footage" trailer that played before Atonement so I feel I've seen the whole thing. I only barely gave the first film a pass and critics liked that, so if they're sticking it to this one, and they are: '42' on metacritic, and a shocking 24% on rottentomatoes, then there's zero chance I'll be able to watch this without gnawing at my own flesh.