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The book is just a little bit better....
Cold Mountain is the story of love, hardships, and about one man travelling hundreds of miles to return to the one woman who he loves dearly...

Jude Law stars as Inman, a man who was a confederate soldier during the Civil War. After witnessing too much death and despair, he realizes that he does not believe in the war and what the South is fighting for. After recieving three letters from the woman he left behind, named Ada, he decides to desert the war and sets off on an adventerous quest to come to the aid of Ada, who is facing lots of hardships.

Jude Law's character was well done. He portrayed a man who is good natured in his heart and does the right thing after seeing so many cruel people in the world...

Nicole Kidman stars as Ada, a young woman who leaves the busy Northern cities to come down to the quiet town of Cold Mountain. Despite knowing how to cook and mend clothes, she faces extreme hardships after her father dies of old age and she is left in this huge farm all by herself. While I did like how she portrayed Ada, I thought she was rather old to be exactly like her. [But besides that I thought Kidman did a fantastic job.]

Renee Zellweger costars as Ruby. A sort of Tom boyish girl, who shows up on Ada's doorstep asking for a job in exchange for food and a place to sleep. I also thought Zellweger was good, as she plays a woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind and does what she wants. Both Ada and Ruby made a great team.

As I said in the title, the book is just a little bit better, going into more detail about the adventures of Inman. From meeting a preacher who was going to kill a slave girl because she was carrying his child, to a young woman whose alone in a cabin with a pig as her only food source. [In the book she didn't kill the pig because she was afraid she couldn't do it.]

Although some of the movie is twisted into a new Hollywood style [Another example would have to be the start of the movie compared to the book, as the book starts with Inman in the hospital and his conversation with the blind man much longer.] I found the movie entertaining and the romance between Inman and Ada believable.

Once last thing was that in the book, Cold Mountain was about the Mountain that Inman always looked for because he knew Ada was on the other side, waiting. I thought the movie did not dwell into how important the mountain was for Inman in the movie as much as it could.

Other characters add to the drama and emotion [The Home Guard and Ruby's father are perfect examples.] and many great action moments [Although the battle at the beginning might not be suitable for all children if you are watching with the kids. Plus there is some nudity, but besides that this movie is a solid remake of the book, and definately should be viewed at least once.

Great movie for a long flight
At least if you are watching it on a plane there is sure to be an air sickness bag nearby, and God knows you will need it. What a politically correct stinking piece of trash. But let me tell you how I really feel......

Read the book, then see the movie
The book was so much better than this movie. I was terribly disappointed with the scriptwriting and casting of this movie. The writer/director cast British and Australians for the best roles of this movie (remember Gone With The Wind and it's Irish and British cast?). Only one true Southerner had a role. Pity. I laughed when the actors kept losing their accent, then resuming it again in another scene, especially the goat lady.
Nicole Kidman does make a convincing fish out of water character, and only those folks who've read the book can appreciate her performance.

Besides too many foriegn and nonSouthern actors, I found it troubling that US extras lost out to Romanian soldiers. Sure it costs more to shoot in the US, but North Carolina should look like North Carolina.

I watched the "making of" included in the dvd, and found it was too talky, and too much of the director.

The music soundtrack is a keeper, especially if you're into old timey music such as banjo frailing, and more. Anyone who's spent time in the Deep South and learned much of the area's music would have run across sacred harp music. It's powerful, and might take a while to appreciate for most people.

So buy the book here, buy the soundtrack, and see the movie. Listen to the soundtrack while you read the book, and see if it doesn't sweep you along.

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