The Rising falls flat

Just finished taping a review of The Rising for CNBC India. Should have known better, I suppose, but after three years of build-up it just doesn't live up to the hype. It's about an hour too long and filled with pointless song-and-dance sequences and tedious romantic subplots. Aamir Khan and Toby Stephens are great as the two friends who find themselves caught on opposite sides when the Mutiny (or First Indian War of Independence, as it's called here) breaks out, but the action sequences are just horribly limp. There's an opening battle scene set in Afghanistan that should have been balls-to-the-wall action but is so poorly choreographed it creates no excitement whatsoever. Worst of all is Amisha Patel as the widow who falls in love with Captain Gordon after he saves her from being burned to death in a sati ceremony. By the end of the film, you'll be wishing he just let her burn. Lagaan it most certainly ain't.
Still, it's not all bad: you can see me in it! For about 3 seconds.