Good, but Shouldnt have won Best Picture of 1996

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2003)

I am not one of those people who hate this movie. I liked it, it was a good movie. But it doesnt achieve greatness, Fargo should've won Best Picture of 1996.
The English Patient is visually stunning. The Art Direction, Cinematography, Costumes, and Make Up are all top notch. Its also is a well edited film. The Original Score was ok but not great.
The acting is pretty good. Juliette Binoche was excellent and deserved her oscar. Ralph Fiennes had kind of an inconsistent performance, he was good for the most part but there were times when he was better in the movie. Kristin Scott Thomas was consistentley excellent throughout the movie. Willem Dafoe also gives a good performance.
The movie was well directed by Anthony Minghella, Joel Cohen's direction was far superior in Fargo though. The English Patient was well written even though there were some lines I couldnt stand.
There are flaws in the movie besides a couple of lines in the script. It moves very slow in areas. Sometimes the Fiennes-Thomas love story is kind of flat too. Overall, I liked the movie and its well worth watching even with its flaws.