One of the best if not the best of 2005

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2006)

I cannot describe enough as to how much this movie moved me. I have been obsessing about it since I saw it last night and contemplating seeing it again tonight! Between the way the movie was filmed, the perfect cast, the acting, everything was close to perfect. I am a huge Terrence Malick fan and this movie only reassures me that he is one of my favorite directors. I loved the music, the pantomime, the accuracy of that time period in the world. Malick and his actors performed so well I felt as though I was there too. I gave this movie a 9 rating due to the fact it was at times a bit slow BUT I found myself not wanting it to end. I would have liked to have seen more development of the Rolfe/Rebecca union but I was still so effected by this film I was crying before the last 1/2 hour left. Malick's films have that effect on me.