They just don't make movies like this anymore

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 1998)

I absolutely loved every glorifying minute of this epic!!! This movie had everything you'd want.. a dashing adventurer falling in love with a breathtaking British aristocrat. Adventure, a tragic love story, love lost and found, hope dashed and then found bit by bit, emotion so strong you couldn't help but cry!! This is what movies are about and the interesting thing was there was no cheesy ending and it dove so deep into the human spirit. Ralph Finnes delivered the strongest performance of his career (if it wasn't for Geoffery Rush for "Shine" he would've won!!), Kristin Scott Thomas was the breakthrough performance in this movie she deserved her nomination and I would've had no problems with her winning Best Actress, Juliette Binoche deserved her Oscar - she was the support that is needed in this movie, and Willem Dafoe was at his best in this movie and he should've been nominated for Best Supporting Actor!! This movie deserved every award it got and I believe this movie is the best movie of all time. Anthony Minghella hit it big with this triumph of a movie with epic proportions!! I have seen it ten times and I'll see it ten more - it is type of movie that I can watch over and over and not get bored!!!