COLD
MOUNTAIN
2003 *** 154 mins.
Beautiful photography, Nicole Kidman, and Natalie Portman are all that make this film worth watching. The chemistry between the two main characters does not exist, and even Renee Zellweger's performance can be a bit annoying at times. The idea was great, and the book may be a lot better. It just did not come off as well as it should have. Basically, this is a version of Homer's The Odyssey as updated to the Civil War.
Rated R for violence and (un-needed)sexuality.
Starring:
Jude Law + Nicole Kidman + Renee Zellweger + Eileen Atkins + Brendan Gleeson + Philip Seymour Hoffman + Natalie Portman + Giovanni Ribisi + Donald Sutherland + Ray Winstone + Kathy Baker
Based Upon the Book by
Charles Frazier
Screenplay by
Anthony Minghella
Directed by
Anthony Minghella
Other Films with:
Kathy Baker - Edward Scissorhands
Brendon Gleeson - A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Mission: Impossible II, and Troy
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love
Nicole Kidman - Billy Bathgate, Dead Calm, Eyes Wide Shut, The Hours, and Moulin Rouge (2001)
Jude Law - A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Closer (2004), and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Natalie Portman - Anywhere But Here, Beautiful Girls, Closer, Everyone Says I Love You, Garden State, Heat (1995), Mars Attacks!, The Professional, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, V for Vendetta, and Where the Heart Is (2000)
Renee Zellweger - Jerry Maguire
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