Movie by the numbers, wasted talent.

Rating: 5/10 (22 February 2004)

6/10 Frankly, all the good acting and gorgeous cinematography failed to completely win me over. Renee Zelwegger was brilliant and Jude Law was very good too.
What put me off was that this movie seems almost designed to win over Oscar voters (and I'm surprised it did not). Take a typically american theme, add equal parts of the brutal and the beautiful, throw in some romance - a movie by the numbers.
Another big minus was the lack of chemistry between Law and Kidman. The movie thus fails to set the tone for me to feel Jude Law's pain and longing.
All in all, I was a little disappointed especially as the directors last movie was the awesome "The Talented Mr. Ripley". So much wasted talent here.