Yes they put money into this budget so Aesthetically it looks good but everything from the dialogue, story even the jokes never quite hit home the story is rather dull and predictable even the actors were subpar A listers who are good but a better actor could've replaced each role. For instance instead of Chris Pine Jason Bateman would've pulled this off much better. But that could go for each role and with so many fantasy films on the horizon I fail to see where this film series could get the edge over so many other stories that are superbly told. There was nothing memorable about this film and I believe this will be a box office flop.