I cried but tears do not a good movie make

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2000)

I cried a lot during this movie, but I don't think emotional outbursts are the best way to judge a movie's worth. My biggest problem with the movie is I can't stand Mel Gibson. So my own bias is going to affect how I voted which was an 8 out of 10. Visually I really liked this movie. It had some great shots. I only paid 50 cents to see it so it was well worth the money. I love second run theaters. I am starting to think that Mel studied at the Jessica Lange school of over-acting. The director did a good job of pretending to be John Ford. For some reason all the little things they tried to put in the movie like the rocking chair and the locket served only to annoy me. I will view the movie again a year or so and see how I feel about it then.