Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: THE FOURFEATHERS--VERY DISAPPOINTED

This version is the weakest of the threeI have seen. I own the 1939 and 1978 versions. The acting is good, but the screenplay is a bust--too superficial in dealing with the basic theme of cowardice and redemption. Also,having HeathLedger walk among the rebel Sudanese poorly disguised detracts from his effectiveness.The best of the three versions is still the 1939(a great year for great movies!). The plot/screenplay are more true to the arrogant/colonial mood of the day and the acting by Sir Ralph Richardson, John Clements, and C. Aubrey Smith are as yet unmatched. Clements' disguise is more credible, and the battle scenes more realistic. The 1939 version has it hands down, and the directing/screenwriting of the 2002 version are misguided. This could have been a great remake, but is tepid, shallow and falls far short of the mark.