Another terrible, poorly crafted film that won the Oscar

Rating: 2/10 (24 November 2002)

If you like intelligent, well crafted, tightly plotted, powerfully acted dramas with sharp dialogue and a keen aesthetic sense, you'll hate this kind of half-baked mawkish pap.
This film spans a period of thirty years. I kept waiting for the story to begin and develop, but it never did. It just sort of skipped around, showing us scenes that had a forced emotional impact and never amounted to much. Like reading a series of sentimental Hallmark cards with no substance behind them, no development that would make these moments seem real and authentic. I knew what I was "supposed to" feel, but the story didn't produce it. The dialogue was weak and on the nose. The movie got laughably improbable at times.