Pure Unadulterated Drivel

Rating: 1/10 (31 October 1998)

This has got to be the longest piece of self-indulgent slop I have ever seen. After opening with the longest hour ever filmed with a wedding scene that just went on and on and on and on. I was waiting for something to happen When I thought that something was happening, I was let down; more boredom. Even with my finger on the fast forward button, this movie couldn't move fast enough. THEN we get to the testosterone driven hunting trip. I haven't seen this much flagrant mochismo since my Navy days, and not even then. When we finally get to a plot (and yes it can be found about two hours into the movie) I want to participate in the Russian Roulette just to end my experience with the movie.
I own a copy of every Best Picture Winner and this is by far the biggest embarrassment for the Academy. Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Express, and Coming Home are far better movies and should have beat out this self-indulgence. I have not seen An Unmarried Woman, but I can bet that it too is better.