Determination

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2004)

This story line is so emotional, it makes Gone With The Wind pall in comparison. The players, all stereotypical Southerners, are well portrayed. I have yet to see Jude Law in any role in which he did not convince of the nature of the character he was playing. Renee actually "stole" the movie, and most certainly was deserving of the Academy Award. It was brutal, it was tender and, it was one of the best motion pictures I have seen. The Civil War was far from "civil", with American's killing American's, American's destroying American cities, but this movie was totally different in its message. The scenery of rural North Carolina was beautifully photographed, too.