One of the best movies ever made by a genius, Milos Forman.

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 1999)

If you look back at Forman's passed movies, you think essentially of one of them, that movie being the all-time classic "One flew over the cuckoo's nest". But you can't overlook his second masterpiece, "Amadeus". Although not quite as excellent as his previous classic, Forman's tale of jealousy and tragedy plays out as well as it could have. Plus, a terrific performance by F. Murray Abraham and a terrific script kept the movie as good as it could be for its complete running-time.
The movie's opening scene consists in the camera filming two servants running over to their master's room whom we hear yelling. After they break into the room they realize that their master, Antonio Salieri (Abraham), has tried to commit suicide for his neck is slit. However, he is saved just on time and taken to a hospital where a priest comes to see him offering him forgiveness. However, Salieri uses the priest as a witness to his tale of the murder of Amadeus (Tom Hulce).
The movie shows all the facts that made Salieri hate Amadeus all the more as well as the trouble Amadeus could get into and his difficulty to make end's meet also. You finally see how Amadeus dies, according to Forman naturally, and why Salieri blames himself for the murder of the composer.
Between the directing, the acting, the script, and the costumes, there isn't much Forman doesn't include. Of course, the music is better than in probably any other movie. But I think that what impressed me the most about this movie is Abraham's truely beautiful, convincing performance. It's a shame he hasn't played in any other great movies since because he is a tremendous actor. But the bottom line for this movie is this: See it.