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COLD MOUNTAIN
I'll admit it... I initially wanted to see Cold Moutain for a possible glimpse at Judd Law in the raw. And I was not disappointed, folks.

However, that being said... I enjoy epics and this film is no exception. Yes, it is a war movie with gore and dying and violence. But there is much more to it than that.

It's a love story, too, but that's not all this film has to offer.

It's a story of growth and change. Forgiveness and redemption. The characters in this tale undergo unbeliveable changes in their lives. They're ordinary people thrust into a time none of them could make sense of. This is the story of their choices and the price they paid for them.

Kathy Bates, Natalie Portman, and Jenna Malone all deliver stellar, scene stealing performances. Ethan Supplee is excellent in his simpleton role. And Phillip Seymour Hoffman is as terrific as ever.

Renee Zellewegger does a good job--her accent takes some flack, but I assume she was going for a "moutain girl" sound. Nicole and Jude were awesome.

This movie will weigh on your mind long after the last frame fades. There is something to provoke introspection throughout the film. Excellent film. Well worth the time.

Cold Mountain deserves Best Picture.
Cold Mountain is a film stunning in all ways. It is now one of my favorite films of all time, and it is the only film that makes me cry. The entire cast was exceptional. The cinamatography was excellent. Even though the movie was filmed in Romania, the visuals were uncanny with the Appalachians. Renee Zellweger gave the film all of it's heart. The reason it deserves the Oscar is because no film has ever portrayed the Civil War in that sense. The only reason it isn't nominated is so LOTR will have 0 competition. They cast Nicole Kidman to play a 21 year old because people appeared older back then. Same for casting Renee to play an 18, and Jude Law a 39 year old. I also wrote this review to answer some questions about the film that Anthony Minghella did not make clear in his rendition of the novel. The blonde headed home guard guy could fight because of his constant nosebleeds. (Stupid I know but back then it was dangerous) The reason why Inman and Ada were so in love before the war was made clear in the scene on the porch when Inman points out that sometimes love can be shown sometimes without words. It would've been more clear had Alisson Craus redone "When you say Nothing At All" instead of "Scarlet Tide" Somethings that suprised me about the film was Jack White's cameo performance and Natalie Portman's stellar performance. I was also suprosed by the excessive nudity which somewhat sleezed the film a little but in my opinion is excusable. I also didn't understand why it was slandered for being racist. It wasn't racist. Just because there were no leading black characters. There also were more than two appearances by a black person. (by the way I am not racist) (I despise racism in all ways) 3 black men are seen at the Battle of the Carater scene. Four are seen at Ada & Monroe's farm. and Inman passes 6 on the journey home. All in all Cold Mountain is a wonderful film that everyone should see. (within appropriate age.)

"Cold Mountain" celebrates the triumph of the human spirit!!
From Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient", "The Talented Mr. Ripley") comes "Cold Mountain", one of the most powerful, stunning, and unforgettable epics ever to grace the big screen! The direction of Minghella was nothing short of extraordinary! The performances of Academy Award nominee Jude Law ("A.I.: Artificial Intelligence") and Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") and Renee Zellweger ("Chicago") were, in every possible way, outstanding! Rounding out the cast are Eileen Atkins ("Cold Comfort Farm"), Brendan Gleeson ("Lake Placid"), Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Punch-Drunk Love"), Natalie Portman ("Star Wars: Episodes I and II"), Giovanni Ribisi ("Saving Private Ryan"), Donald Sutherland ("A Time to Kill"), Ray Winstone ("Sexy Beast"), Kathy Baker ("Lush Life"), Jack White (of the White Stripes), and Melora Walters ("Magnolia"), in which they gave excellent performances alongside the three leads.

From the best-selling novel by Charles Frazier, "Cold Mountain" puts the focus on W.P. Inman (Law), a carpenter from Cold Mountain, N.C. who develops an attraction for a proper lady named Ada Monroe (Kidman), while working on building a new church. Ada catches an eye for Inman when she arrives in the town of Cold Mountain with her father, Rev. Monroe (Sutherland). Unable to express himself, Inman finds it difficult to express his feelings for Ada, which she eagerly returns with similar shyness. When the Civil War comes into Cold Mountain, Inman, along with a handful of others, enlists in the fight, leaving behind Ada just as they were about to embark on a passionate romance of their own. Over the next four years, Ada sends Inman letters of love and hope, even as her own life is beginning to fall apart. In the aftermath of the war, not to mention recovering from a gunshot wound, Inman decides to desert the Confederacy and return home to Cold Mountain. Along the way, Inman meets an assortment of colorful characters that alternately help and hinder his progress, including a young mother (Portman) and another reverend (Hoffman) of a town that Inman is passing through. Back in Cold Mountain, Ruby Thewes (Zellweger), a drifter and skilled farmhand, walks into Ada's life and helps her tend to the land, as well as protecting her from the lawmen (led by Winstone) who look to take over the nearly deserted town.

"Cold Mountain", once again, comes from the Charles Frazier's best-selling novel of long-lost love, companionship, and redemption, set against the time of rapid morale loss of the South during the final moments of the Civil War. Writer/director Minghella does quite a job in adapting the book for the big screen. However, with exact attention to detail, magnificent casting, and source material ripe for the picking, "Cold Mountain" makes for a stirring success in every way imaginable.

While the film is exquisitely mounted and written, a good chunk of its power comes from the supporting cast, as Minghella took advantage of planting acting surprises around every corner. As Jude Law's Inman makes his pilgrimage to Cold Mountain, he meets up with the likes of fine actors as, once again, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Giovanni Ribisi, Melora Walters, Jena Malone, and an excellent Natalie Portman. As for Nicole Kidman's internal journey of Ada, she encounters Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Charlie Hunnam, Kathy Baker, James Gammon, Brendan Gleeson, Ethan Suplee, and Jack White (of the White Stripes band). The community vibe of the actors is intoxicating, casting a spell over the film.

The three leads of "Cold Mountain" do not disappoint either, to say the least. Jude Law brings a quiet, hungry determination to his almost dialog-free role of Inman. Nicole Kidman tackles another accent and succeeds. Minghella has chosen her journey of Ada as the most profound of the story, and Kidman rises to the challenge elegantly, adding another notch to her impressive film career, not to mention coming off an Academy Award win for her role in "The Hours". Law and Kidman both shade their performances accordingly, staying true to their situation, which is even more heartbreaking and ultimately devastating to behold. The real soul of "Cold Mountain" is found in the Academy Award winning supporting performance of Renee Zellweger's Ruby. The brunt nature of Ruby is an element to Zellweger's acting. There are passionate performances all around, guided well by Minghella, but Zellweger is different and brilliant in her own unique cadence and posture.

In conclusion, "Cold Mountain" comes at a time when big battles and epic landscapes are all the rage. Through Anthony Minghella's ace direction, the film transforms from a prospective thudding tearjerker to something much more enriching and absorbing. "Cold Mountain" is a remarkable motion picture, and an unforgettable one at that. Especially since the film has top-notch talents from an all-star cast and the characters that they portray, riveting storytelling, and heartfelt emotion. I now own the 2-disc DVD, with features such as deleted scenes, "making-of" documentaries, storyboard comparisons, and much more. There will be no other film quite like "Cold Mountain"!

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