Best Comedy I've Seen

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2003)

I love this movie. It is soooo funny. Unfortunately, I don't think it was actually intended as a comedy. But with a group of snarky family and friends, this movie is quite a hoot.
The movie starts out interesting enough. Julia Ormond is beautiful. Henry Thomas is a cutie pie. Brad Pitt is not nearly as Johnny Depp as he thinks he is. But the whole sweeping epic family thing draws you in at first. Then the movie starts to stink it up big time.
I think it was Roger Ebert who wondered what was more ridiculous, the fact that the three brothers are on the same battlefield in WWI or the fact that the British would allow Brad Pitt to wear that long hair. Answer? None of the above. The answer is Anthony Hopkins stumbling around in a bear coat with a chalkboard around his neck writing upside down better than I can write right side up! I know, he's suppose to have had a stroke, but I just about had a stroke watching his ridiculous performance.

Then one more ridiculous thing after another happens. But the real gut buster is Brad getting eaten by a bear. That had me and the kids rolling on the floor. Honestly, I looooove this movie!