Wins "Unworthy" over "Shakespeare in Love."

Rating: Null/10 (28 February 2004)

It's a tough choice deciding which was more "Unworthy" - "English Patient" or "Shakespeare in Love." SIL was a piece of fluff, on a par with "Lost in Translation." But, "English Patient" was excruciating to sit through. I had high expectations after reading all the reviews, but what a mishmash. I got off to a wrong start on an already confusing movie when I thought that the girl in the airplane with her hair streaming out was a Roaring 20's flapper who had had too much bathtub gin the night before and was sleeping it off. Not realizing at first that she was dead made the flashbacks even more confusing!
I guess I'll forgive Minghella, though, since his "Cold Mountain" was the most worthy picture overlooked in this year's nominations.