A pretty nice cast lineup with a Count of Monte Cristo-like feel to it – it "could" work. A significant concern is that period pieces don’t always play well with me, as I find that few filmmakers show events the way I want to witness them, in terms of style and pace.

While Monte Cristo diverted me on a very mild level, I felt it could’ve been quite a revenge tale; it’s more of a by-the-numbers formula that gives the viewer expected emotions, playing some of its notes believably, and in decent time (in pace). If The Last Expedition does in fact play upon a formula, you need to figure out how to play the notes without just forcing upon the obvious.

However, there’s also the danger of being as slow and unappealing as The Alamo, which is a film I almost walked out of within twenty minutes. This pitch is pretty vague so it is hard to tell if the eventual execution could work, but like many script ideas there’s always a chance, but it’s "writing" it that answers it.

I dig the title and I could see a fun, adventurous movie resulting. But I could also see it landing in similar turf as Master & Commander, which also had opportunities of greatness and was more so just artsy, plodding, and not too engaging in the writing, in my opinion.

Stephen's Analysis:

Fundamentally, I think this pitch is convoluted with plot twists. There have been so many films like this that go adventure to adventure and have failed at the box office. Why? A) They lacked appeal, and B) They weren’t very good.

As of now, the pitch doesn’t seem to have a unified plot; everything seems to be "kind of" tied together, but not quite. Also, your cast is compacted with starts. Do you think that will pose a problem in terms of who is getting the spotlight?