Haunting

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2004)

At first I thought the film to be a bit long, and they could have shortened some scenes. However, it did draw me right in.
I thought the romance between Ada and Inman was believable because the infatuation grew because the hardships of war magnified the value of what had been left behind. WWII movies are full of it; the longing to go back.
I really enjoyed the DVD because of the historic background and the detail of the difficulty of making the film when so little of the world does not have modern physical features. However, I would have liked to see a director's cut because some of the cut scenes helped make sense of events in the film and really belonged in.
I did not like the English Patient because I did not like the book either. The Talented Mr. Ripley is one of my all time favorites and I own it. I could not get into the book Cold Mountain but my give it another try.
I highly recommend Cold Mountain but it is not a love story or an action flick. It is more about how difficult challenges effect a person. Some cannot bear the burden, but some survive.
I also found the music mesmerizing. I would like to hear the Scarlet Tide given different treatment by other singers.