A Breath of Fresh Air

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 1999)

Isn't it amazing that everyone (almost) is seeing the same delightful film with a great script, terrific acting & direction & wonderful production values? It's particularly noteworthy in a year filled with down flicks: whether well done (Lolita, Happiness???, Celebration) or not (Very Bad Things, indeed). Maybe we're all just pleased to see a film that's funny and sweet & romantic! It would be a crime not to mention the terrific work of the writers (Stoppard & Norman), director John Madden and that luminous (her picture should be in the dictionary) Gwyneth Paltrow performance. Still, Fiennes, Dench, Rush, Firth et. al. should take bows too! Can't wait to see this one again!