See it Now, Relive it Oscar Night

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2004)

Hats off to "janyeap" for the great review at this site. Be sure and read it. Here's a short summary of an initial Jan/04 reaction to the movie...
Very well crafted, very well acted, with subtle story telling and entrancing visuals (from vast beautiful mountain valleys to tiny sad bullet holes in the forehead).
The performance of a lifetime for each of Renee, Jude and Nicole - mostly because they've crossed to that special point where you never notice that the actor is, indeed, "performing". Natalie Portman and Philip Seymour Hoffman give fuller portrayals, in their few minutes on screen, than most actors give in an entire film. (nice turn from Gleeson as well)
Oscar nominations will abound - and expect one actor win on Oscar night.