To: Sully- who wrote (37135 ) 2/6/2004 10:09:57 AM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 89467 jackass movie review: "Cold Mountain" overall a solid "A" rating this should receive firm acclaim, possible Oscar best movie stars Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renee Zellweger, Natalie Portman I didnt see any Oscar best actress in Kidman here she did look stunning beautiful, and acted well but the role did not call for a full broad emotional performance her character was not too well developed I thought Zellweger stole the show her role was as a perky hard-working small-scale farmer "you aint sitting & watching while I work" said to Kidman Jude Law was excellent, but again, no broad emotional demand the main overriding overwhelming theme was misery of Civil War some real scumbag southern raiders dominated they searched for deserters being harbored they shot and murdered at will I have never understood the celebration to go to war there was perhaps more such celebration going into the Civil War than any in history a long foreplay before full engagement complete with strong talk, bravado, and political posturing set in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina many very touching scenes got about three slight tear-jerking moments from me such as Natalie Portman's extremely touching moment in bed with Law (not sexual, pure human comfort during times of pure misery) not exactly a movie to take a date but plenty of very romantic moments, and musings both Kidman and Jude Law narrated romantic thoughts amazing how humans under duress cling to thinly developed romance many hilarious story lines a preacher: "you can set your clock from my morning bowel movements" soldier: "God must tire from appeals by both sides during times of war" hint: do as I did, arrive 10-15 minutes late the opening scenes are bloody as hell I was forewarned, and arrived 10 minutes late I saw nothing of the gorey disturbing open / jim