A Civil War Deserter trying to get home to the love of his life.

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2015)

There is no doubt that Cold Mountain has a decent plot and the film keeps its audience somewhat entertained even with a duration of roughly two and a half hours; however the characters aren't very intriguing. Simply put the film is about a Civil War deserter trying to get home to the love of his life.
Unfortunately, Inman is just a little too humble to be the main character of a romance film such as this one and it is beyond insane that he is driven by his love for Ada even though the two had barely known each other and only crossed each other's paths a handful of times. As a result it is hard to really care if the two end up together or not because the fact that two people could be so blinded by this sham that they call love is nauseating. Overall, the film does an outstanding job recreating the Civil War setting in the south and there are a few watchable scenes, but the boring Civil War deserter Inman and the unlikable Ada eventually put the viewer to sleep.