A mixed bag but definitely worth watching — I haven’t read the book, which I’ve heard is light years better. Set in the American Civil War with Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renee Zellweger. The costumes are pretty good — lots of gauzy cotton prints on Kidman although her sleeves are awfully narrow. What really drove me crazy was the hair — both Kidman and Zellweger are supposed to be getting down in the muck, but it’s hardly believable when they have wispy hair extensions artfully waving around.
Cold Mountain–easily in my top ten best films ever made.
Def read the book, it was very well written. The film was so so, but worth it for some Jude Law deliciousness.