Very disappointing...

Good movie but grossly overrated

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

In general I don't like historical stories because it often tells the story of warriors with no spirit, only narrating the quest of victory. But this story shows a great sense of tragedy. I really loved how it was telling the story of real people, the tragic events in a family that explain certain human behaviors, the sense of honor or respect. I found the movie conveyed a great sense of human spirit. Everything is really human, anyone would understand each character I think. The main character seemed also very real, the actress did an excellent job. I had the impression of seeing the story of a real woman, one that gets hurt, and overcomes the difficulties on her own. I didn't mind God was not mentioned, I found the focus on the people to be more relevant because it depicts how humans are. I really felt torn about the story of each character. It was so epic! Great tragedy.It also got me more interested in biblical stories, I might read more of it because of this movie. For example, I would like to read more about the story of Joseph. This movie and the original author have the merit to draw the attention on biblical stories and characters. I didn't even know Jacob had a daughter, choosing Dinah as the narrator gives power to the story and offers us an original and great angle to view the story. Thanks for bringing her to my attention.

I absolutely loved this movie!! The acting was excellent as well as the story line. I could sense the feelings of the characters and had an easy time following the story line. I never gave much thought to Jacobs only daughter and this movie described it so well. Such as her life. It made me think of things that I never thought of before. Such as how so many people in the Bible have stories that we never knew about. I really enjoyed watching it from start to finish. It also helped me to understand Jacob more. I can't wait until the sequel comes out. The only thing I didn't like about the movie was the ending because it left me wanting to know more. But I still rate it 10 stars!!! I would by the DVD once it came out.

The only merit to this movie is set locations. If you want to see a fictional account of the bible, this movie is for you. But, True followers of Jesus Christ live in Truth and take the Word of God as sacred and Holy. The Bible is the inspired Word of God, written by man but led by the Holy Spirit. Times being what they are, more stories are written from the "we are women hear me roar" perspective. God has revealed through His word His love for all mankind, including women, with equal respect. God made us equal, but different and with different roles to perform. The Red Tent is a complete fabrication of those roles and glorifies women who are self indulgent, idol worshipers and dishonorable to the men in their lives. For the real (and short) story of Dinah, read the Bible and learn the truth.

I don't understand why the author even used the bible as a basis since the storyline doesn't even compare to what is in the small portion of Dinah's story in the bible. Drivel and boring. Started watching and thought "what? this is being called fiction because it is" Kept watching to see if there was any redeeming qualities. Storyline was boring; it was choppy. Jacob was misrepresented in much of the film and many of the story lines were changed to fit the narrative of the author. Old theme with Hebrew characters. Since I had taped them after watching most of episode 1, I went to episode 2 and fast forwarded through 75% of the movie. Watched the last bit and it had nothing of value in it either. Don't waste your time. Maybe if it had just been a story without trying to make people think it came from the Bible it might have been more palatable but I don't think I would have liked it anyway.