Most overrated film of 2003

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2003)

This movie was just flat out disappointing. I love every actor in it (Save Jack White, who's White Stripes are the biggest travesty in music today), and you have to love the sweeping romance epic angle, but this movie was just...meh. It reminded me of a really really beautifully shot adaptation of a trashy romance novel. In the first hour the dialouge is flat out terrible. Revolting even. Jude Law was excellent as always but my god, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger hurt me. The supporting cast saved the movie, Portman was wonderful, Gleason and Hoffman as always were excellent. But for the most part I was just sitting there wondering how this movie was nominated for 8 Golden Globes, or any for that matter. Maybe it's because I saw 21 Grams earlier in the day for the first time. This movie did not even make my top 10 for the year, no where close. It will be a joke if this wins Best Picture, just like Chicago was last year. I know it will be nominated for sure, but it really should not be. I liked this story better, when Homer wrote it... 6 of 10