Way Overrated

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2004)

I was very disappointed. This movie *could* have been on par with western epics such as "Dances With Wolves" or "Legends of the Fall". Instead, they blew it with unbelievable and poorly acted humor scenes. The funny scenes just were not executed well. It's hard to believe that someone could go through the horrors of the Civil War, seeing family members brutally murdered before their eyes... I don't know how to describe it. "Disney-esqe", maybe.
Renee Zelweger was OK, not great. There were just too many cliches. A story similar to Cold Mountain was done much much better many years ago, maybe you've seen it..."The Outlaw Josey Wales".