The acting is bad. Whitney Houston's performance is forgivable, she isn't a trained or experienced actress. Kevin Costner is abysmal. He is trying to sound like a battle hardened warrior, but ends up sounding like a constipated and angry dad.
The shots are pretty. Lots of dark yet well lit scenes that add to the drama. But they are too long, too often we are looking at nothing wondering what is going on.
The movie is too long. I was really surprised by the whodunnit nature of the film, like I thought this was an austere minimalist film and didn't even realize I should be trying to figure out which character was responsible for all the drama. So yeah, suddenly I feel like I've been watching the whole thing wrong, and don't feel like going back to watch more, because I'm bored.
There are some real hardass samurai moves, that are actually awesome, but they are so far apart that they almost don't fit with the rest of the movie.
There are a few deleted scenes floating around on the internet, some worth watching.
Overall, the movie is a cultural touchstone, especially because of the song I will always love you, but also because the shooting takes place at the Oscars.
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