And you know, I can see the bones of a good story here, but also too many stereotyped ideas about "poor" people, what they're like, and what they want. I don't get an impression for a minute that anyone on staff has seen or talked to an actual gypsy, or knows anything about what their lives are like. I'm seeing a hall-of-mirrors instead - the poor as seen by the rich, and then dressed up in drag to impersonate the rich. Kind of like Victor, Victoria!, now that I think about it.

It's well-acted, beautifully filmed, and I like all the performers involved, but... no.

Yeah. I love Eddie Izzard to distraction and I used to love Minnie Driver (can only tolerate her now due to many horrible stories from friends who've crossed her path), but you're absolutely right: there's no there there. It should work, but it doesn't, and I think it's due to the strained "reality" of the premise and that all the actors are visibly acting, which is always a turn-off for me. It's too bad; I wanted to like it.