My All Time Favourite Film

Rating: Null/10 (19 November 2006)

Moving, is how i would describe this masterpiece from Edward Zwick.
Brilliant cast, with Brad Pitt blooming into a great actor. In this movie he delivers one of his best performances of his career. Very dramatic. Anthony Hopkins will always be Anthony Hopkins. Julia Ormond and Aidan Quinn also deliver outstanding performances.
The story is best bit of this film coming from a novel by Jim Harrison.
Movie starts off in the early 1900s based in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Its about a war Colonel who decided against moving back to the city after the Indian wars and instead wanted to bring up his 3 sons in the wilderness, away from the politics and the city so that they do not have to be exposed to the harsh realities of getting involved in wars like he did. Story focuses on the lives of these 4 men. The story really kicks off when a woman comes into the their lives.
And I can assure you this movie could not have done it without James Horner's brilliant soundtrack. The music in this movie reaches out to your soul and melts your heart.
This is however, not a pop-corn film. You actually have to pay attention and watch it as if you were part of it. Put yourself in the film and you will feel the emotions running thru you. It is a rather slow movie as well so do not expect loads of action. But you can expect the element of humanity and brotherly love in it.
Absolutely breathtaking.
p/s - For you OST lovers out there, download this: "James Horner - Alfred, Tristan, The Colonel & The Legend." and "James Horner - Tristan's Return."