One of the most overrated films of all time.

Rating: 4/10 (15 December 2005)

Easily perhaps the most over-rated film of all time, "Gone with the Wind" would be a better movie if it ended with the war. The first half of the movie is a solid 7 out of ten nostalgic/historical piece - the script (of the first half) could be tighter and the characters a bit more realistic, but it's "good enough" and the large budget produced some great scenes to push it up a few notches. However, the second half of the movie is an unmittigatable disaster with more schlock and worse acting than anything that ever pushed detergent on afternoon TV. End result? A disjointed, overlong, overly sappy train wreck of a movie. While I am sure that this movie appeals to people who like the 'fairy tale' aspect to the story and the romantic idea of Southern Belles and gentlemen like Rex Butler, for me, GWTW borders on unwatchable.