I totally enjoyed this movie up to the point of the love scene between Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. It was totally shocking and unexpected. It was almost pornographic. They wouldn't have to show much more for it to get an X rating. I believe Nicole Kidman wants to push the envelope in this area. I will not be seeing any more movies with her starring in them. This one scene ruined the entire experience for me.
e.g. You should think twice before going with a tween!
I saw this movie a few months ago and I am 13 years old. My father onlylet me see it because I read the book, let me tell you if you thought the movie was violent the book was worse but well written.
Anyway, the deal with this movie is mature teens could see it, teens who understood the circumstances at the era. The violence gets intense in some scenes like the torcher scene the war scenes are like any other war movie. Sexuality was a bit high especially in the scene in the cabin if you saw it you most likely know waht I am referring to. The scene between Ada and Inman (Jude and Nicole) is very sweet and tender.
Starts of very promising but it boils down to a poor love story
I will get it right out in the open. I am not a fan of romance movies. I went into Cold Mountain expecting a Civil War/Drama. It turned out that it was really a romance film. It has one repulsive battle scene in the begining. From this standpoint it is more successful than a film like Saving Private Ryan. In that film, we are desensatized to the violence. But in Cold Mountain, the director succeeds in conveying a genuine disgust for war. Realistic or not, the cruelity inflicted on the charactors causing horrible screams and moans, working effectivly as being disturbing. The music was excellant. But overall, it seemed like the movie was bogged down in it's pretentions and dull. Not a bad movie, but women and older men are more likely to enjoy than teenagers. It is a romance movie, so go in expecting that.
It is a good movie but it was made for older people like grown ups to watch and not kids my age there bad language and it has sex and some smothers don't want here kids seeing that but it depends if there mom will let them watch it or not... but i don't think we younger kids should see this movie till they get older...=]