It's a shame about Binoche

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 1998)

This film is indeed the best film I have ever seen, pushing the Star Wars trilogy off of the top spot, and the cast is nothing short of fantastic, save one: Juliette Binoche. Why on earth was she cast for this role? I know it's unfair to compare film & novel, but wouldn't it have been possible to make her character just a LITTLE bit more downcast? Binoche is an actress whose radiance just cannot be turned off it seems which make it look that she's generally very happy with the situation she's in with just the odd bit of feeling a little down (like when she finds out her boyfriend's been shot to bits & when she sees Jan being blown to pieces). Not very believable. Thank goodness Fiennes, Scott Thomas and Dafoe make up for it all with their BRILLIANT performances for which they should all have received Oscars. I still think Ralph and Krisitin would have won if they had been American instead of British.
Such beautiful colours, such moving music and a perfect script as well (with a STORY! Wow! VERY un-90s). Really, there's little wrong with this film, it's just a shame about Binoche.