excellent soundtrack, beautiful scenery....

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2006)

I saw it twice , first time was the 1st day of the year and it turned out to be the best day so far. It was haunting and compelling so much so that I returned 3 weeks later to revisit a story that I felt was appealing and emotional.
I had wanted to repeat the first viewing so had planned to see it a third time but weather did not permit.
Now it's coming out two days after the awards, so I plan on going to the DVD section and buying it. How much did I really like it. Well it's the first movie that I went out and bought the book to see what the author's views were in-comparison to the movie, it was on the mark though I did get an insight on Jack's earlier life not revealed in the movie.Ah guess I might as well mention that after the book, I purchased the audio reading of the book.Why you might ask? "Cause I've met all the characters in life and that's why it's haunting."