"One shot" movie

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2000)

Viewing the movie after a gap of 15 years, I was disappointed with the film. My favourite Vilmos Zsigmond (photography) was below average and the film limped along because of above average performances from the players and some fine editing. The "one shot" theme of the film is powerful, "One-shot" with your fate, your love, your game... but does it make a great movie? You do see the movie go into top gear when you see the silent military man at the wedding. Cimino shows flashes of brilliance but I don't think this movie (forget the subject) is classy at all times. Like Gandhi, most viewers blur their vision between the subject and the cinema. The subject is powerful; the movie above average.