first hour is highly enjoyable

DaveZ

I think the first hour of this film is the most enjoyable thing I've seen in a long time.  Great plot, characters and acting.  Sobieski and Brooks make their characters real people, not stereotypes.

The last 45 minutes are a little melodramatic for my tastes, but by that time I was so invested in the characters, I stuck with the film.  The ending is a little ambiguous, which seems much more plausible than a typical "Hollywood ending".

score 9/10

DaveZ 29 April 2002

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