Terrible Movie!

Rating: 1/10 (19 February 2001)

Painfully long and drawn-out movie which comes across like an "after-school special" for grown-ups. I was irritated by its transparent heavy-handedness and attempts at audience manipulation. The acting is quite good at all levels, but not good enough to make up for a story which carries on for three dreadful hours of ugliness. No redeeming (or entertainment) value here at all. A MUCH better movie set in the same time period is the Coen's "Brother, Where Art Thou?"