Oscar bait? You're kidding!

Rating: Null/10 (28 December 2003)

This movie, like Minghella's "The English Patient", is vastly overrated. It is beautiful to look at, but contains phony, unbelievable characters and dialogue. Renee Zellweger thinks she's in a vaudeville remake of "Oklahoma". Nicole Kidman's accent is terrible and one could almost see her makeup, costume and hair designer entourage behind the camera. Who cares if Inman and Ada get back together -- they barely know each other! Only Jude Law, Brendan Gleeson and Natalie Portman are believeable. Oscar voters, resist the Miramax marketing onslaught, please.