A Brilliant Piece Of Cinema

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2007)

Even thought i have seen this movie before, i had never seen it in it's complete glory until two nights ago, when it aired on TV.
My eyes were literally glued to the screen, soaking up every detail of the settings, costumes, and my ear were at the same times blessed with incredible music.
The plot of this movie is following. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born in Salzburg. He has an incredible talent for writing music, and he uses that talent to become of of the most popular composers in Wien. Even though the movie is called "Amadeus" i feel the main character is Mozart's rival and antagonizer Salieri, played by F. Murray Abraham to perfection. It starts out as simple jealousy from Salieri's side, but i quickly becomes personal when Salieri finds out that Mozart have slept with the woman he coveted. He begins to plot the murder of Mozart.
Milos Forman, who have made "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" before, flawlessly brings the story forward in a calm, but never boring pace, despite the long running time of 180 minutes. (Keep in mind, this is the Director's Cut) The Acting is brilliant from all around, specially Abraham and Tom Hulce, who bring both comedy and tragedy to the character of Mozart.
The Music is awesome, for lack of a better word. The composer have done a great job capturing the old school opera sound.
The Cinematography is also brilliant, taking time capturing the set design and costumes.
Speaking of Costumes, you can see the effort they put into each piece of clothing they wear in this.
The only thing keeping this movie from being a 10 is that the ending seemed to abrupt and i was not really fond of Salieri's ending speech.
"Mediocrities everywhere... I absolve you... I absolve you... I absolve you... I absolve you... I absolve you all. "
9/10