It could be a masterpiece, but...

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 1999)

This movie would be a masterpiece, if it's an hour shorter. I was hooked in the first 2 hours, but lost my patience at the final hour. It seems that the director decided to drum up all the melodrama as much as he could in the finale. It's pretty insulting for a director to drum up the music whenever there is an emotional scene. Like the audience doesn't realize it's coming. There are a lot of good things in this movie. Anthony Hopkins is very believable as a millionaire, and the other performances are very good as well, including Brad Pitt.