Great movie, HORRIFIC EDITING

Rating: 6/10 (29 January 2004)

I heard great things about this movie before seeing it. I was looking forward to a classic telling of a real story. It was there, but seriously marred.
The editing is the worst thing I have seen in years on a movie that is considered classic, let alone Oscar-worthy!
Now, the story was well told, and the acting, cinematography and directing was great, but watching it was like watching a classic movie that someone took an axe to just to shorten it for the theaters. I felt that the transitions were inconsistent. Sometimes they were smooth, and others they were so abrupt, it left my head spinning wondering how we got to the next scene.
I really hope that there is another more complete cut of the movie with much better transitions.
As much as I love everything else about the movie, I have a hard time recommending it because of the sloppy edit job. It really detracted from my enjoyment of the film. As a result, I just don't see this movie as being as great as everyone else.