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July 2, 2003
By Veronica Mixon
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven
Seas centers around the
friendship and gentle rivalry between
Sinbad (voiced by Brad Pitt) and the
princely Proteus (Joseph Fiennes). After
the notorious rogue Sinbad is accused
of stealing a priceless treasure - the
Book of Peace - he must return the valuable
book or Proteus will die. He decides
to skip out on the obligation by sailing
to the Fiji Islands however Proteus's
fiancée Marina (Catherine Zeta
Jones) has other ideas. She stows away
on Sinbad's ship to make sure he'll
do the right thing. A battle of wits
erupts between them but the beautiful
Marina quickly wins over Sinbad's crew.
She also discovers that she has a taste
for adventure as well. Meanwhile, Sinbad
has another woman pressing him to find
the book. It's Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer),
the goddess of Chaos! Eris dispatches
monstrous creatures and elements to
challenge Sinbad during the voyage.
"Time for screaming!" announces
a playful but dangerous Eris.
It turns out that Michelle Pfeiffer
is the best thing about Sinbad:
Legend of the Seven Seas.
After her wonderfully dark portrayal
of a selfish mother in White Orleader,
I began to think that Ms. Pfeiffer deserved
to sink her teeth into a juicy role
of a truly engrossing villain. As Eris,
her sexy animated character is cool
while Sinbad, Marina and Proteus are
bland and wholesome. Hmmm! Boring!
At first I couldn't believe that the
same creative team that did Shrek
made Sinbad. This animated
tale is humorless and dull. It's pretty
to look at but even the ocean voyage
and Eris' creatures don't raise the
excitement level.
I guess the audience has to see Brad
Pitt to be truly overwhelmed by his
performance. Frankly, his voice performance
is too casual and modern. While Joseph
Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love)
is stately and fine, Pitt (The Mexican)
is too much Malibu surfer dud. And,
Pfeiffer is sharp and nasty, Catherine
Zeta Jones (Chicago) is sweet
but lukewarm.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven
Seas is really disappointing
and I don't think you audiences will
care one bit!
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