ANNA KARENINA

Typical Oscar nomination for costume design, this film set in 19th century Russian high society details Anna Karenina's affair with Count Vrosky.  Starring Keira Knightely and Jude Law, this movie has a theatrical format which is highly-confusing and distracting from the story.  The acting comes off as trying too hard to get an Oscar nomination and the characters are not as developed as they should be which translates into suggesting other movies to watch instead if you want a dose of old-fashioned costume like either the 1935 or 1948 versions of this same movie.

I give this half a thumb sideways for the nice costumes but that is about it.