A real snoozer

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2004)

To put it bluntly, I thought this movie sucked. Nicole Kidman was no more realistic as a southern woman in trouble then I am the Queen of England. Her attempt at a southern accent was poor and unconvincing.
Now, on to the supposed love story of this movie. The two lead characters, Ada and Inman, share one or two passionate kisses and speak about ten words (if that) to each other before he goes off to war. Those must have been some GREAT words to make him leave the army to come home to her. Where is the development of a great love story? How can we feel for this couple if they were hardly ever together? Perhaps I am analyzing it too much. Perhaps I should accept their few attempts at smoldering glances as love and leave it at that. However, I still feel this is more of a hollow story of lust then the great love story it was meant to be.