Only Renee Zellweger maintains a Southern accent in this laughable attempt by director Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") at filming Charles Frazier's love story set amidst the turmoil of the Civil War.
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Cold Mountain (2003)
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Reviews Counted:220
Fresh:156
Rotten:64
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: The well-crafted Cold Mountain has an epic sweep and captures the horror and brutal hardship of war.
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $95,589,607
Synopsis: Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love... [More]
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Donald Sutherland
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Reviews for Cold Mountain
So utterly manufactured for Oscar, it was nauseating.
04/29/09
Despite its pretentious, episodic structure and emotional restraint, Cold Mountain retains its tension through multi-layered character development.
10/18/08
Cold Mountain is a major achievement, studded with star performances from its entire cast, offering those who are prepared to experience it...
10/18/08
Law interprets his laconic character so well that the lack of chemistry between Inman and Ada made me care very little if their romance was ever resurrected.
08/07/08
A kitschy, lugubrious and deeply unhistorical exercise in self-congratulation.
05/06/08
Kidman and Law share almost no screen time together, which harms the film. Still, there are moments that are sufficiently ablaze, and make "Cold Mountain" a worthwhile diversion.
09/18/07
A love story likely to leave you cold.
04/22/07
A movie of gorgeous moments alternating with many more that feel literate to the point of inducing boredom
08/20/06
If the love story is asked to carry more weight than it can bare, at least this is a film of rich measure and ambition.
06/24/06
Grim in places, and at times gratuitous, this is still terrific five-hanky drama with top-flight technical work, horrifically spectacular action, subtle introspection, rich characters and a love story to die for.
04/01/06
As he did with The English Patient, director Minghella performs a miraculous juggling act, balancing his epic, sweeping story with the subtleties of character and detail that make Cold Mountain breathe.
12/06/05
Something to mildly admire rather than embrace.
05/03/05
'Above all, Cold Mountain is a story of women -- abandoned, starving, and learning to rely only on themselves and each other.'
03/23/05
A tough movie to sit through but a powerful one nonetheless and whilst its not the great film that it so longs to be, it is a strong journey worth taking if your prepared for it.
03/14/05
Occasionally breathtaking and always lovely.
03/05/05
...deeply unsatisfying in so many ways...
01/15/05
There are intimations of a genuinely moving film; in its best moments, Cold Mountain is a fantasy that — like the Lord of the Rings movies — aspires to Shakespearean heights.
01/02/05
The scenes feel like dominoes -- they once stood in a progression with room to breathe between, but now they're down, overlapping each other, their potential energy stolen.
12/06/04
Zellweger's performance is major reason to catch this movie.
10/30/04
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