The First Hour

Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2002)

I can't believe how many of these comments are complaining about the first hour being a snoozefest, and the 2nd not being much better. The first hour is what makes the film. It develops the characters and gives them a place in your mind, makes you think of them as real human beings. Without that the rest of the film would be below average. The fact that you (should) care about the characters is what makes the film give you a horrible feeling inside. This movie performed the rare action of evoking emotion in me. I hardly ever care about the characters in a movie, because hey, it's just a movie. But The Deer Hunter really made me think of them as real, and then broke them down. For that alone, I think it's one of the greatest films of all time.