Well, i'm sorry but i just didn't last the distance with it. For me, it encapsulates everything that's wrong with Hollywood:

-pointless remake of beloved classic 
-reliance on marketing hype 
-relentless roller-coaster pacing 
-uninspired compositional sense and use of shot-reverse shot 
-over-reliance on special effects and spectacular sets 
-macho bludgeoning into submission and obsession with size 
-needless rapid-fire editing 
-equally needless (often swirling, swooping, nausea-inducing) camera moves 
-multiple shots when one will do 
-showy, boastful style 
-insistent melodramatic score 
-waste of talent 
-over-use of close ups to milk emotions 
-racism alongside attempt at "political correctness" 
-wallowing in nastiness and violence 
-reference to classic book (or other artwork- see also Titanic) to demonstrate "cultural sophistication" 
-audience manipulation 
-dumb dialogue 
-shallow characterisation 
-pandering to teen mentality 
-heavy-handed sensationalism and self-glorification 
-relegation of genuine intelligence and soul behind "technical advances" 
-wasteful budget 

Jackson showed promise with Heavenly Creatures and Fellowship of the Ring but the latter was marred by its relentless ending and here that's developed into an overwhelming fault. Such a juvenile effort; Jackson could do with growing up- and perhaps we could do with some female directors taking the reins till he and the rest of Hollywood does? The little boys have had their turn with the toys.

Poor Naomi Watts (so wonderful in Mulholland Dr), stuck with such a monstrosity.