This is an utterly unbelievable tale which very much fits the modern template (stereotype/cliché) of a 'strong' woman taking on everyone and winning in a man's world. Yawn. How many more times?
Fairly tedious and slow. With the obligatory love/relationship triangles and scenes.
Judging by the previews of other movies before this one, the distributors obviously think it's a women's film - and it probably is.
Far too slow - esp for a US audience - though. So I doubt many people went to see it.
Competently directed - though I always think it best if actors stick to acting, rather than direct themselves, because at times this film was clock-witchingly slow.
Good if you like garden design though, I suppose, or are planning a trip to Versailles.
2 stars.