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All fur coat and no knickers.

Before getting excited, remember the title. Nothing is as it seems and nothing makes sense.

With such material it is hard to fail. Tucker does not succeed, that's all.

The characters seem as shallow as the waters through which they paddle.

Gentle, predictable, slow and safe, with a laudable message.

You can't help feeling British audiences may well embrace the film's oddness - and blatant anti-American stance - which while not always successfully executed, means there is rarely a dull moment.

A quiet, moving film.

Szabo's saga is a reminder of how great European cinema used to be.

Though the film had its moments - mostly in the deliciously playful nature of Shakespeare's dialogue - it's hard to see it matching the success of other recent adaptations of the Bard.

You are unlikely to see a better-looking film this year or a film that is more of its moment – but if you see this a few years hence, it will no doubt already have started looking as redundant as an Eighties arcade game.

While it doesn’t quite get to the heart of the enigma, it’s still a striking and heartfelt film in its own right.

The oozy sentiment pollutes the integrity of Natalie Portman's performance.