Amateur movie with Big budget

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.