Bottom line: This is a star studded movie with great special effects so we all NEED it to be amazing...but it's just not. It's a 2 and a half hour build up to something that ends as soon as it finally gets interesting. If producers thought this would leave audiences on the edge of their seats anxiously awaiting a sequel, guess what? We've already seen Star Wars, The Matrix, and Harry Potter so we can simply imagine where this movie is headed and call it a day. I don't need to know if these blue eyed peops ever get their spice back, I just want the last 2 and half hours of my life back. I had a really hard time deciding if this was 2 or 3 stars but I really like the actors and clearly a lot of work was put into this film so "3" it is!