EdCurtis

As a wheelchair user myself, I had an interest in this story. I like seeing my fellow "wheelies" succeed beyond what society expects of them. Ms. Snyder's story is indeed compelling. Unfortunately, the overdone melodrama in this film actually undercuts it, in my opinion. And a couple of elements in this film make it clear it was done on the cheap. Still, I thought the lead actress did a good job. And I like that Ms. Snyder -- whom this film is about -- did stunt riding in this film. A positive step for including people with disabilities in making movies.

The titular character is played well by Jim Caviezel. Nevertheless, I found the movie as a whole unsatisfying. The Count is, in the second half of the film, so consumed with getting his revenge, that it overshadows the moral apparently intended that God gives justice, and seeking revenge on one's own is ultimately unsatisfying.

I also learned after seeing the movie that the scene early in the movie where he and his fiance have sex outside of marriage is not in the original book. Was that really necessary?

"Last Crusade" is hands-down my favorite of the Indiana Jones films. What makes this one tick isn't the action, but the relationship between Indiana and his dad, which has a healthy mixture of humor and seriousness. You couldn't ask for a better Jones Sr. than Sean "James Bond" Connery.

The faith angle of the film will please Christians, especially in this day and age where so many films treat religion with disdain. Regarding the nitpicking below on the story of the Knights Templar, so what? Who expects this to be an accurate portrayal anyway? That's what you call dramatic license. Same goes for complaints about "unrealistic" action sequences...if they were completely realistic it wouldn't be an Indiana Jones movie.

Finally, memo to the person who was frustrated by the "tight" camera angles in the Young Indy train chase sequence...get the widescreen version that's out now, I suspect that will help.