Captain Corelli's Mandolin Why it took four major production entities- Universal, Studio Canal, Miramax and Working Title- to turn that admired novel into a phlegmatic, middlebrow romantic drama so stodgy that even the goats look bored? How John Madden, the same director who brought "Shakespeare in Love,to life, could have been responsible for this comatose effort; how star Penelope Cruz manages to emerge unscathed, like some cinematic Wonder Woman, from the wreckage of film …showed first 75 words of 1213 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1213 total…t a point. Defiantly, worth going out of your way to miss it. Regardless of what some critics had to say about Captain Corelli's Mandolin, I found the movie entertaining and gratifying. While the movie is a little long, it's very possible to get so engrossed in the story, the time passes quickly. Overall, it is a solid story line depicting the loves and tragedies of WWII on an absolutely idyllic and beautiful Greek island.