Emotional, human and perfectly acted.

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2002)

I was not intending to see this film at all as the reviews I saw/received were not glowing and it looked extremely boring, as well as long.
I happened to see all but the first hour tonight (yes, it is long) and I must see the beginning. Perhaps I will see all of it when I am next with my closest loverd-one. It's how this film is.
Although the ending left me feeling as though we needed to see more, perhaps we didn't. We know what happened - although the emotion may have needed turning around.
It is a very emotional film and although there are parts I would have liked to have seen included it is such that you feel absolutely connected with the characters - even without ever having known their kind of life.
Every actor/ess is perfect and the cast could not have been better. Anthony Hopkins is, as always, genius. Even the supporting members were perfect.
See it.