But I wanted more. See, as Hollywood will be the first to admit, this year's movies just weren't as good as previous Oscar-caliber movies, and so The English Patient, which would have been nominated in any year but not be the favorite, has been latched onto by everyone as THE movie event of the year. And it just wasn't all that. Sure it's good, but Babe runs circles around it any day. And again, there's this double standard about married people sleeping with other folk.
Men become scum, women become wounded ducks, wilting under the unfair social pressures of the world.
But Kristen Scott Thomas is so wonderful. The other story line, which involves Juliette Binoche and her guy, is for my money, a much better storyline because they're both single, so that's fine. To sum up, The English Patient has majesty, wonder, discovery, a naked babe, and some incredibly large shots of the desert, which, let's face it, isn't that exciting of a place, I mean it's just a bunch of sand. Plus one Chick Film Babylon, because that's what this is, a chick film. Love it or leave it, your enjoyment of this film is hindered by an active Y chromosome.