Powerful

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 1999)

I had my doubts before I saw this movie. Having read the book, the title "unfilmable" came to my mind. It's plot was too labyrinth for a two hour film, even much longer, stuff would have been left out.
Having just seen the film, I can say it is a stunning achievement all around. The acting, especially by the three leads, is magnificent. The cinematography and score are incredible. I can now see why this won nine oscars, though why it lost the screenplay awards is still surprising (I haven't seen Slingblade, the winner).
The romance between Binoche and Andrews is not dwelled upon as in the book, however that is a small price to pay for such a film.

Ranks #2 on my top ten of 1996.