Melodramatic To the Max

Rating: 5/10 (30 July 2006)

This movie has more melodrama than I can handle. In an attempt to be epic, Legends of the Fall only achieves mediocrity. I was expecting a great romance but instead I got an early 1900s soap opera. Very predictable and drawn out- stiff dialogue and rigid acting (especially on the part of Aidan Quinn) doesn't help much either. Why do they have odd, semi-English accents and such proper grammar in old western America? I felt like I was watching paper dolls- and could barely even understand half of what Anthony Hopkins said (even before his stroke). Filmmakers should also realize that just because a movie has dramatic music doesn't make the movie captivating (although Legends does have a great score). All in all, I was quite bored and untouched. Decent movie for an rainy afternoon- and if you have a thing for Brad Pitt.