Any film with a ferret in it...

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2007)

.. is all right by me! But this gorgeous epic tale that was given but 2 stars on the comcast system has crushed any faith I had in critics opinions. This movie SO deserved (and won) the Oscar for cinematography - it is a five star visual feast and is done much more justice on a large screen than anywhere else. The cast is spectacular, and whomever it was that casted the roles as they did simply could not have chosen better actors than they did. This was my first encounter w/ Aidan Quinn, whom I've adored ever since, and Brad Pitt IS Tristan. Anthony Hopkins was perfect as the Colonel, the patriarch of the family. This film makes me wish I'd have moved south and gotten into the "business" vs. staying up here and squandering my talents in the Sillycon Valley (still the Santa Clara Valley to those of us who are natives). This must have been a fun and enchanting set on which to toil. It also (the film) has my eternal respect for the honor and respect it pays to those who's land upon which we thrive, the Native Americans. This is a wonder of a film, nothing else like it out there. I am so grateful to all who put their hearts and souls into its creation.