Title: The long road home
Product review: Nicole Kidman plays the daughter of preacher Donald Sutherland who has moved from the more civilized Charlotte to the small community of Cold Mountain, in order to improve his health. She can't help but notice a young man named Inman (played by Jude Law) but he is shy and they hardly exchange a word. When the Civil War is declared, Inman goes with the rest of the men to fight, but before he leaves he and Kidman share a kiss which foreshadows a romantic relationship. He leaves and the rest of the movie flahses back and forth between scenes of him fighting and then deserting the army and she trying to survive on the farm after her father dies. Renee Zellweger plays a young woman who can work like a man and she helps teach Kidman how to do the same. Zellweger is outstanding in her role as Kidman's feisty sidekick. The scenery is beautiful and the story is compelling after the first half hour or so, when the Civil War scenes overload the senses and sensibilities.
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