My New Favorite Movie

Rating: Null/10 (26 January 2000)

I had been anticipating the release of this film for as long as I can remember ... seeing it, left me longing to see it again. I read the book a few years ago and fell in love with it. I can feel and relate to this story on every level. It touches your heart, mind, and soul. The movie, to my surprise is actually better than the book, Logically, since it was my favorite book, has now become my favorite movie. As one of my favorite actresses, Angelina Jolie did such an incredible job, perhaps even better than her performance in "Gia" which is also a touching story. Winona Ryder really surprised me with her performance, maybe my lack of faith in her acting skills was simply because she had never been given a character to play which had more than a one dimension personality. The supporting roles are also good. The direction, set design, costumes, music, etc also live up to and exceed all of my expectations. While the movie/book will not appeal to just anyone ... those of you who were drawn to the preview or are a fan of the book will not be disappointed.