Simply Awe-Inspiring!!!

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2005)

I totally agree with what smig1 said and will not repeat it again, for it is exactly how I feel and what I would have written.
When the Oscars aired and Gwyneth Paltrow won for best actress I was just stunned and so mad for Kate Blanchett! Because I live in NYC and see stars on a somewhat regular basis, I have said to all of my friends that if I see two actors on the street I would walk up to them and tell them that if I had an Academy Award I would give it to them because they were robbed: the first is Cate for this movie (I just love how she has mastered her craft that I might have to give her two!) and Joaquin Phoenix for Gladiator (You just got to love the scene where he sticks out his tongue during one of the fight scenes).
Finally, I will add that the final minutes of this movie were just magnificently done!