Superb in all aspects

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 1999)

Superb in all aspects. Cinematography grabbed you from the very beginning and throughout all the different eras; remained accurate, moving, exciting. Acting was also consistently excellent- by all performers. It would be difficult to single out any one performer, despite the listing of the credits. The story line was persistent and though flashbacks were used, there was a purpose behind all of them which kept the story line moving forward. It would have been very easy to overdo each and every episode, but there was a control present by the writers, director and actors that never permitted this to happen. Without a doubt, one of the finest movies I have seen. I am not prone to superlatives, not caring for most films I see-- this is an/the exception.