Difficult to interpret; a didactic vengeance fable that plays up the contrivances for maximum melodramatic effect, ultimately delivering a message intended to teach the audience a lesson.
Full review by Chris Pandolfi.
We will always forgive you for your dick moments, Boromir. You do have one of the best self-sacrifices in movies, after all.
Remember the old lady from Dante's Peak that walks through the acid water? Yeah, she didn't make the list.