Title: Zellweger is fine; but what was Nicole thinking???
Product review: Nicole Kidman looks as if she is modeling for some fashion magazine. Her acting is subpar in Anthony Minghella's 'Cold Mountain'. Renee Zellweger is first rate, but is on screen far too little. Jude Law is also fine, but has very little to say, so I didn't really get to know him. When we finally do get to see the payoff, it is predictable and disappointing. Much of the action on screen, though impressive, was far too violent (for violence's sake) and sporadic. The movie was unfocused. Because Minghella failed to introduce his characters properly (even the three leads), I didn't feel for anyone who lived or died, good guys or bad. Donald Sutherland was wasted. It isn't one of the best movies of the year, it's one of the worst. Like Minghella's other films, 'The English Patient' and especially the horrible 'The Talented Mr. Ripley', 'Cold Mountain' left me cold.
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