Genre: Romance, War, Drama, Love, Epic, Gore, Tragedy, Christmas, Period Piece
Tagline: Find Your Way Home
Plot: Fearing for the safety of his beloved Ada, the wounded Confederate soldier Inman makes his way across the war-ravaged South, back to her farm on Cold Mountain. He faces trials and tribulations as he encounters slaves and bounty hunters, soldiers and witches, unexpected friends and dangerous enemies at every turn. Ada's road is no easier as she relies on wits and newfound bravery to protect her father's farm from attack, with the help of an intrepid drifter named Ruby. As they come ever closer, Inman and Ada weave a story about the longing for home after being in the wilderness, the longing for peace after being at war, and the longing for love and union in the midst of
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 There is so much to enjoy about "Cold Mountain" that I can praise it for its parts, even though it lacks a whole. I admire the characters played by Kidman and Law, even though each one is an island, entire to himself. I loved Zellweger's gumption, and the way she treats a dress like a dishrag. The battle scenes and the Civil War landscapes (shot in Romania) have beauty and majesty.  -- (Chicago Sun-Times)
Cold is right -- Anthony Minghella's pretty, star-studded adaptation of the bestselling Civil War romance never makes it above freezing. And, gee, didn't those Southern whites have it rough?-- (Salon)
All in all, "Cold Mountain" is everything you could ask for. It's a great old-fashioned wallow of a time at the movies.-- (Washington Post)
The chief problem, though, is that despite fine work by Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, the story feels hollow at its core, the central romance barely resonating as the life-sustaining force it's meant to be.-- (Boxoffice Magazine)
I would not place this in the top echelon of end-of-the-year motion pictures, but it's certainly a successful adaptation, features numerous memorable performances, and is worth a post-holiday expenditure of time and money. -- (ReelViews)
A gorgeous, epic film whose characters, story and production are just about perfect in every way. Do not miss Cold Mountain.  --Leigh Johnson (Hollywood.com)
Anthony Minghella offers a beautiful adaptation of Charles Frazier’s beloved novel, from the script to the actors to the look of the film. A--Jennifer Alpeche (Lee's Movie Info)
In the tradition of not liking Miramax’s big Oscar contender films, Gangs of New York, as well as Chicago, my streak continues again with their supposedly epic romance, Cold Mountain. C--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” is a rapturous, unusual romantic adventure, detailing mostly unexplored sides to the Civil War and female companionship. Populated with miles of stunt casting, along with two seamless lead performances, the film’s fateis truly sealed by Renee Zellweger, who commits grand theft movie, and pushes “Mountain” into becoming one of the best pictures of the year. A--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
This is what they mean by the magic of the movies: A British director born to Italian parents re-creates Civil War America in Romania, with the help of another Brit as leading man, an Australian actress and the Romanian army.--Ron Weiskind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Primarily Cold Mountain is a powerful love story given depth and pathos through the impossible obstacles the lovers face, while the inevitable suffering and hardships undergone by all the characters give mordant reality to the far-reaching devastation ofwar. 9/10--Avril Carruthers (Movie-Vault.com)
...a stodgy and superfluous adaptation of Charles Frazier’s Civil War romance novel that’s every bit as unconvincing as it’s meant to be epic. Frigid and detached to the point of numbness, the passionless period piece is too staged, too dry, and too silly to matter, though Minghella earns bonus points for staying consistently dishonest and uneven from start to finish.  --Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
A better acted version of the old dime a dozen made for TV dramas, and it carries all of the sterility involved. --Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
Cold Mountain has everything a moviegoer could want in a movie... there's just too much of it, and way too much Zellweger, in more ways than one.  --Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
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Jude Law
Artificial Intelligence: AI, Road to Perdition, The Aviator |
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 | Natalie Portman
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
 | Giovanni Ribisi
Saving Private Ryan, Lost in Translation, Gone in Sixty Seconds |
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