The dark side of human nature, as well as the good side are presented in such a compelling way that it just draws you in and never lets you go. The major characters have interesting twists to their personalities and behaviors. I was definitely caught off guard by this at first. But the twists make sense as the movie progresses. You start to realize that they are very human in that greed and power takes over their once rational, caring selves. Not every character is like that, just like in real life and that is what makes the character/plot development outstanding.
The one thing that sticks out as a negative in this movie were some of the battle scenes. However these weak moments were so brief and quickly give way to excellent scenes of battle.
I can resist everything except temptation.