Rating of
3/4
Just lovely
KingInTheNorth - wrote on 06/26/13
I am no fan of romance, but my mom forced me to see this movie and I was not disappointed.
The movie is about an explorer (Ralph Fiennes) who crashes with his plane, shot by nazis, and recovers in Italy while under the help of a young nurse (Juilette Binoche) who has lost her best friend and moves into an unused castle where she takes care of the explorer. There he tells her his story...
The movie was awarded with NINE academy awards. Including "Best Picture" and "Best Director", which I find fair. This movie is directed sooo lovely and beautiful. The directors name is Anthony Minghella who also directed "The talented Mr. Ripley", which was a great movie. Unfortunately, mr. Minghella is dead now.
The cinematography is also beautiful. So is the art direction and the score.
But this all is secondary because the performances were just brilliant. Ralph Fiennes is incredibly good he gives the performance of a lifetime. Kristen Scott Thomas was also astonishing as his lover. Willem Dafoe is totally convincing and The very young Colin Firth is brilliant and Juliett Binoche... Just wonderful. She is on top of her game.
Still it is a romance based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje. Still a had a great time with this movie and enjoyed every bit of the movie. Though, it was just a little to long and slow moving, it still is wonderful and brilliant filmmaking. Just lovely.
See it with someone you love.
