Not the book, but still good!

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2001)

I had the pleasure of reading the Novella in the early to mid 1980's, long before a film was a consideration. In my opinion this was very well written, and for some reason I did not find the romance angles to predominate the story line. The glimpses of the Great War and the time that followed struck me as very powerful. The movie seems to highlight the romantic angles, and I feel it took away from the power of the characters of the Col. and the narrator. Brad Pitt and Company seemed shallow. Still, Anthony Hopkins and some of the "lesser" characters turned in fine performances. So did the excellent looking horses, and the cinematography is fabulous!