Bridges of Madison County

Pros: photography, Streep emoting
Cons: plausibilities, including Streep's accent

Mainly because some friends praised the music in it, I taped "The Bridges of Madison County" a long time ago. Having recently watched (again) the first "spaghetti western" starring Clint Eastwood ("A Fistful of Dollars") and his first repatriation...

Pros: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, slow romantic build up
Cons: NONE!!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of viewing one of my favorite movies...once again!! Let's see, how many times does that make? I never grow tired of watching Bridges of Madison County.

My daughter (Chalathra) cannot see what it is I like...

Pros: Streep. Clint's stretch. The script. The photography.
Cons: Some ambiguity in the moral arena.

The story within The Bridges of Madison County is fairly straightforward. The wife of a farmer (Meryl Streep) stays home at the farmhouse while her husband and children take a few days and go to the state fair. A National Geographic...

Pros: Meryl Streep's performance, Jack Green's cinematography
Cons: The frame story

By what definition does a romance become great? Is it the doomed fate of Romeo and Juliet or is it the triumphant happily ever after of Cinderella? We all go through life searching for that elusive great love. How often do any of us get to find it? ...

Pros: Great acting, subtle treatment of a sensitive theme
Cons: Not sure about Meryl Streep’s “Italian” accent

Run Time: 135 minutes

Director: Clint Eastwood

(some of) the actors on the Cast List

Clint Eastwood - Robert Kincaid
Meryl Streep - Francesca Johnson
Annie Corley - Caroline
Victor Slezak -...

Pros: Plausible acting
Cons: Not nearly as good as the book on which it's based

Clint Eastwood directed this version of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY as the love story it is.

For those who have no idea what the storyline of the book and the movie alike is, the movie starts with the death of the last surviving main...

Pros: beautiful premise, great acting,
Cons: sad, but sometimes we need that

I have watched this movie at least 10 times, and never get tired of it! It's my all time favorite. I used to consider it a "woman's" movie, but I've talked two men into viewing it with me, and they both loved it! I even had to share my...

Pros: clint & meryl
Cons: you cry your eyes out

All I can say about this one is BRING YOUR TISSUES!!!! This is the most romantically heart wrenching movie I have ever seen. I didn't read the book so I came into it with no prejudices. Most of the bookreaders I spoke with couldn't understand how...

Pros: touching, romantic
Cons: needs to keep going

The best part to me about this movie was how she chose not to think of herself. She stayed and kept the family together. Not a ninety's kind of movie. Set back in time, we would do well to learn from it. The setting was mostly in the kitchen of her...

Pros: great acting and plot
Cons: none

Meryl Streep couldn't leave her husband and family. Why? The affair was one thing behind closed doors, where no one was hurt. But, if she left, her family, and the town would be torn apart. An affair works when no one knows except the 2 involved, and...

Pros: romance, devotion, good acting
Cons: none

It has been over a year since I seen this movie. Still I can hear Clint Eastwood say; "A love like this only comes once in a lifetime." This truly is one of the greatest movies that i have ever seen. It showed realism, devotion, romance, and...

Pros: brilliant actors, touching storyline
Cons: none

When this movie came out on video, my husband rented it for us. All I had to say to him was "why did you rent THAT movie". I thought it was going to be one of those typical mushy story lines that you see over and over. Boy was I wrong. This...

Pros: Great acting.
Cons: For some, the slow pace.

I have to say, the more films I see that are directed by Clint Eastwood, the more impressed I become with his talent. I have never been a huge fan of his (I'm too young to have seen him in his acting heyday), but he always seems to be in or directing...

Pros: to live and to love
Cons: a real tear jerker but that is still a pro

World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) aren't looking to turn their lives upside down. Each is at a point in life where expectations are behind them. Yet four...

Pros: Sometimes you just need a great actors, a inspiring love story, and a 'good' cry.
Cons: I cannot think of a single one.

I have seen this film several times. Each and every time I watched it, I cry big sloppy tears at that one aching moment. I'll tell you a little about that moment later in my opinion.

First, I have to say that I am thrilled that two great...