It was better than I expected.

Rating: 5/10 (23 December 2003)

First, I have to explain the one line summary above. The only reason I saw this movie was because the theater I work for was screening Cold Mountain and Peter Pan the same day and I didn't want to go home so I stayed for the first screening (Cold Mountain) just so I could go straight to the Peter Pan screening in the adjacent theater. So, having said that, I think it's obvious I didn't really want to see it. I don't like war movies and I'm not a huge fan of Nicole or Renee (I do, however, like Jude). It was better than I had expected, of course that doesn't mean I think it's a good movie, I'm just a the-glass-is-half-full kind of girl. Another way to put it would be that the movie isn't as stupid and lame as I had expected. Judging by the previews I assumed there would be a lot of battle sequences. Well, there really wasn't but the battle scenes that were in the movie were some of the most horrifying and grotesque I've seen (and I have seen quite a few). The movie seemed way too long as it jumped back and forth from the character's present day to the character's past and then jumped from Jude's story to Nicole's story. It all seemed very tedious and there were some scenes that could have been left out to make the movie much shorter and not so boring. Nicole's American Southern accent is not very good, Renee is somewhat entertaining and the highlights of the film were all the close-ups of Jude's rear end. And, as much as I enjoy seeing Jude naked, the sex scene was much too long as well. The whole premise was a bit unbelievable (they go through these great ordeals after having known each other for only a few days) and there were a lot of scenes that were a bit unbelievable as well. Then again, this is a movie and its sole purpose is to provide entertainment, which it does at times. I don't suggest seeing this movie unless you're a great fan of the actors, of love stories, or just need to kill three hours. I gave it a 5/10.