Film Review – Winter’s Tale

Akiva Goldsman won an Academy Award for screenwriting for his work on 2001’s “A Beautiful Mind.” He also wrote 1997’s “Batman & Robin.” The yin-yang balance of Goldsman’s career achievements is important to keep in mind while watching “Winter’s Tale,” as the inconsistency of his career unravels whatever lofty dreams of the fantastic and the romantic are meant to show up onscreen. Muddled and distractingly bizarre, the writer/director attempts to craft a complex fairy tale featuring heavenly forces of good and evil, flying horses, and agelessness, only introductions aren’t properly made, launching viewers into a mystifying world without a compass to help guide the way. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com