Extremely entertaining film.

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2006)

I go to movies to be entertained. I will say right up front I am not a huge fan of movies that try to instruct or educate me (unless they are very very subtle). I want to leave the real world behind for a couple of hours and leave the theater feeling like I got my eight bucks worth.
This movie is great. If you like a good story, good acting, and FANTASTIC music, you will love it. If you wont take my word for it, allow me to submit 3 pieces of evidence: 1. This movie was interrupted by applause twice. I live in Arkansas. We don't applaud in movies but we did in this one.
2. This movie is very long. My soft drink was VERY large. I never left my seat. It was just too good to not endure some discomfort to see entirely.
3. As we exited the theater my wife turned to me and said, "I would like to see that again" I can think of no other movie made in the last 15 years that she said that about.