Very Good

Rating: Null/10 (24 January 2004)

This is, for the most part, a pretty faithful adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel. Having read the novel a months back, I'm in that difficult position of trying to objectively review a movie that can't capture the detail that the book did. I could nitpick forever on little things that didn't jibe with the book, but that wouldn't change the fact that this a very entertaining movie, with good performances all around, and great casting on top of that. I really can't remember a time when a movie cast characters that matched what I had pictured when I read a novel. Renee Zellweger easily has the most colorful role, but Nicole Kidman & Jude Law (easily one of the best young actors today) are both very good in their roles as Ada & Inman.