As he did in “The English Patient,” Minghella artfully weds movie-movie romanticism with a dark historical vision. The man knows how to cast a spell.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
A grand and poignant movie epic about what is lost in war and what's worth saving in life. It is also a rare blend of purity and maturity -- the year's most rapturous love story.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
It's funny, it's heartbreaking, it's scary, it's exhilarating. It's got love stuff and lots of laughs and cool gunfights. It's really long and it feels like it's over in 15 minutes. It does something so few movies do these days: It satisfies.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
Three quarters of Cold Mountain consist of some of the most masterful and absorbing filmmaking of the year. The final quarter is Hollywood business as usual.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Watching this movie, it seems to be the next level down from great -- maybe too episodic. But it burns in the memory weeks after you see it.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
The specter of war haunts Cold Mountain, but you remember it for the heat of its romantic yearning and the mysteries that wrap themselves around you until you're lost in another world.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
The result is a mountain of honest, nourishing corn, a lavish evocation of simplicity that, for all its showy sophistication, has an appealing emotional directness. For all its sweep and scope and movie-star magic, Cold Mountain is studded with fine small moments and deft supporting performances.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
It's certainly a successful adaptation, features numerous memorable performances (mostly by the supporting players), and is worth a post-holiday expenditure of time and money.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Cold Mountain is the equivalent of comfort food: old-fashioned, earthy (lots of root vegetables), satisfying.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
By the end of the film, you admire the artistry and the care, you know that the actors worked hard and are grateful for their labors, but you wonder who in God's name thought this was a promising scenario for a movie. It's not a story, it's an idea.Read Full Review »
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