Terribly Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2004)

Cold Mountain is a film that's been receiving a lot of buzz in my circle of friends. A film with a cast list to die for, and a trailer promising a potential Oscar contender. I admit, that I too thought that it looked excellent, but that was as high as I let my expectations rise. I'm glad I did now, because, I would definitely have hated Cold Mountain if I'd gone in expecting the film of the year. It would be a real shame if anyone does end up with unjust feelings of vehemence toward Cold Mountain though, because it's not a film that warrants such feelings as there are a lot of area's in which it excels. It's just that, as a whole, the film suffers from a terminal case of mediocrity.