Quality acting, quite believable. I liked it.

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2003)

The actors were very good in all cases. The historical and local settings seemed to be remarkably accurate to me. This may have been Rene Zellweger's best performance to date. Nichole Kidman, Natalie Portman, and Jude Law were great as well. There are no slouches in the acting business in this movie. Obviously the director was on the ball and if this movie didn't cost quite a bit to make, it certainly looks like it did. I am not familiar with the book that this was adapted from, but it is a compelling story as told. Nice job.