Shiny, so so shiny. But kind of dumb. Nothing more.

Yes.

An insubstantial mix of extravagant images and posh actors speaking significantly.

Even Mirren couldn't save this stinker. I forgive Boorman, for he went on to direct Deliverance.  :-D But he also directed Zardoz.  :-| Call it a chequered career.

If only he'd had access to "Oats Studios" he'd probably have made a 2 minute movie of Connery in red cotton Y-fronts and realised how piss-poor it all was.