Ummm, can't think of a one line summary. Sorry.

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2004)

I didn't go into cold mountain expecting very much. I heard from a lot of people it wasn't good, that it was boring, and unoriginal. And they weren't totally wrong, however there were a few things that saved this movie from having a horrible rating for me. Renee Zellweger kicked ass. I always liked Zellweger, but I never thought she was very versatile. To me she just always seemed to play the same kind of character. Until Cold Mountain. She was just so in your face, and over the top, and all together it was just an outstanding performance. I don't remember whether she got best supporting actress or not, but if she didn't, she was robbed. By far the best I've seen her perform.
Also very impressed by the soundtrack. Now, don't go out and buy the soundtrack because you think your going to be listening to some good tunes. Its mainly bluegrass, and I don't know a whole lot of people who listen to bluegrass in their spare time. But the way they worked it into the storyline was really subtle, and really completed the whole southern-romance kind of a mood. The storyline was a little slow, the battle scenes were kind of boring, and, I can't believe I'm going to say it, Nicole Kidman just wasn't a good choice for this one. Just wasn't impressed by her performance at all.
All in all, I'd give this movie a 6/10. Was worth seeing, just not that memorable.