Boy, was I wrong!

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2004)

I originally saw "The English Patient" in the theaters with my sister. She dragged me kicking and screaming to see it. She told me I'd love it, and that it was a touching movie. Well, she was wrong. I hated it. I found it to be a worthless pile of dog feces on film. I couldn't believe that anyone would make a film so pointless.
So, for the last eight years, I've been dogging on "The English Patient." I'd say things like, "Yeah, Gigli was bad, but it was better than The English Patient."
Then last week, on the insistence of a good friend of mine, I watched "The English Patient" again. Honestly, I didn't have my hopes up, and didn't expect it to be any different than when I first saw it. I'm not too proud to admit that I was way off base. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The cinematography was stunning. The story was compelling. The acting was top-notch. I watched it twice in one night.
I don't know what changed between now and when I first saw it, but I'm glad I gave it a second chance.