Cold Mountain

Pros: Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger. Some beautiful locations.
Cons: Not as much of a love story as previews portrayed it.

For several months, I had been seeing previews for Cold Mountain. I do like Nicole Kidman and I decided that I wanted to see the movie. I didn’t see it as soon as I had wanted, but I did get to see it. Reverend Monroe and his ...

Pros: Law, Zellweger, Hoffman, cinematography
Cons: Too long and too concerned on lesser matters

I'm convinced that, after sitting through three of his movies, someone needs to tell director Anthony Minghella that his movies need tighter editing. With the length of his movies, Minghella may be trying to establish himself as this generation's David ...

Pros: Acting, dares to be different, portrays war as it really is....
Cons: ... war is depressing!... too slow&thoughtful for action junkies, some people will find offensive

Based loosely on The Odyssey by on of the forefathers of the modern novel, Homer, Cold Mountain is a tale of the tragedy of war. Set in the American Civil War, it portrays war very realistically (sometimes gruesomely so), and ...

Pros: Renée Zellweger will finally get her Oscar.
Cons: Character development and pacing. Let's not forget the cliches either.

Preamble I've been hearing about Cold Mountain forever. It started with the gossip rags who claimed that Nicole Kidman was having an affair with Jude Law. gasp! She was the one responsible for the break-up of ...

Pros: Scenery! I actually liked Nicole Kidman in this one (whoa), Renee Zellwegger chews it up.
Cons: The story tastes like baking soda at times, no need for three-hour length.

I was so sure that Cold Mountain was going to be THAT movie. You know, the one you hear about over and over and over again, but don't get around to seeing until, say, three months after the DVD release. Then it ends up being the most overrated ...

Pros: The cinematography; The performances
Cons: Very long; Some parts could have been edited out

Modern war movies usually feature loads of violence, cursing, blood, and gore- all meant, of course, to convey the message of the brutality of armed conflict. This is especially true in war films that deal with modern (last 50 years or so) wartime, ...

Pros: Chemistry between Kidman & Law; costuming, landscape, special effects; Zellweger’s much-appreciated amusing relief.
Cons: The ending – anticipated and yet unexpected. Keep the Kleenex handy...

Why did it take me so long to see Cold Mountain? I asked myself this question the other evening as I watched the final scene of this glorious and thought-provoking movie. I was left feeling so many emotions: loathing, amusement, disgust, pride, ...

Pros: scope, direction, Kidman, Zellweger, Law, music.
Cons: if you are looking for something to complain about, you will probably find it.

A true epic, in every sense of the word, Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain is a marvel of a movie. Some have already decried its length, which I actually had no problem with, others have attacked the believability of the enduring romance which ...

Pros: Acting.
Cons: Hackneyed story, flat characters and sterile feeling.

Cold Mountain is a film that's been receiving a lot of buzz in my circle of friends. A film with a cast list to die for, and a trailer promising a potential Oscar contender. I admit, that I too thought that it looked excellent, but that was as ...

Pros: Fantastic cast, swooningly romantic, bracingly violent, deeply heart-felt
Cons: Long and sometimes uneven, but I excuse those things

[This is a long one, even by my standards. Scan as you see fit. Just don't complain to me that it's too long, 'cuz I told you so.] Be warned: Cold Mountain may well be this winter's version of Gangs of New York. Ooops. Just turned a ...

Pros: great performances and soundtrack
Cons: violent and depressing

Although I had a great desire to see Cold Mountain when it arrived in theaters at the tail end of last year, I suspected that this was a film I would be better off seeing in the comfort of a living room with an eye-shielding pillow handy. I ...

Pros: Scenery, incredible actors, Jude Law
Cons: Unconvincing love story, Looooooong movie, forced emotional manipulation

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it (and prove it) again… and again… I am very sensitive. Selectively sensitive. There are some things that I can read or watch that turn other people’s stomachs, but don’t bother me in the slightest. Other things, ...

Pros: Excellent cast, some great moments
Cons: A little too long, disappearing characters

Cold Mountain is the latest film from director Anthony Minghella, who also directed The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renee Zelweger, plus many other familiar actors in smaller roles, such as Natalie ...

Pros: An Excellent, Sprawling Film from Anthony Minghella.
Cons: Predictable in a Few Spots & Uneven at Times.

With Oscar-award season looming, every film in the fall comes out trying to compete for that coveted Oscar prize. While some films weren’t intentionally made for the Oscars but get noticed, there are some films that were tailor-made for those ...

Pros: Excellent acting and great music!
Cons: An 85 million dollar remake of Ang Lees', Ride With The Devil.

Ada: If you are fighting, stop fighting. If you are marching, stop marching. Come back to me. Come back to me is my request. Cold Mountain is about as exciting as watching Old Yeller for the first time. Is that good or bad? It was not the best ...