Marie Antoinette. I never thought anything could be more boring than Vanity Fair (starring Reese Witherspoon.) Yeah, we already know that a period piece is hard to pull off. But to make a period piece appeal to the youth, is it really a good idea to make the French characters speak with an American accent? Or to give the movie a rocky, edgy soundtrack? It just doesn't add up.

I had thought Marie Antoinette's life would be intense and full of twists and turns. But Sophia Coppola's movie seemed to lack a real plot and any real twist to keep you engaged. Watching the movie, you feel as if you are deliberately being kept away from the scene. You don't feel that you yourself are walking the Versailles. You don't feel as if you are amongst French royalty. What you actually feel is grabbing the remote and hitting the Fast forward button.

Long establishing shots, I get it, the Versailles is magnificent. Next scene please! Long character buildup, I get it, she's a gambler and a partygirl. Next! Long silences, I don't get it! Didn't they speak in those days??? Where, for the life of me, is the plot of the wonderful and infamous life of Marie Antoinette?!?

Sophia Coppola. I had thought you were the Coppolas' gift to youth. I guess I was wrong. And we all know Kirsten Dunst hasn't done anything really good since, what, Interview with the Vampire?