kidman and law lack the chemistry to make this sloppily directed and poorly written romance or melodrama work on any level other than grandiosity. kidman pouts andpines wistfully for her absent lover law. she just met him when he whisked off to do battle for the south in the civil war and and they have only exchanged about 5 sentences and one kiss and yet theyre totally smitten. law main direction throughout seems to be `look vacant and shell shocked and but sensitive. rene zellweger is about the only spark in this dreary script and but she plays it way too broad and over the top and like she was starring in `annie get your gun. yee hah boy howdy. something about her character felt more like it belonged in a monty python sketch  the one from `holy grail where the peasants spend all their time wallowing in muck making mud pies for no reason. kidman is a smart enough actress to stay out of her way whenever she can. their scenes together are like a comic book hidden inside a victorian era novel. whenever the action bogs down into total tedium and which is frequently and all the writers do is shout `cue the simon legree type villain. and teague (ray winstone) comes galloping out of nowhere to do his unspeakably dastardly acts and like kill and torture innocent god fearing townspeople in the name of loyalty to a fast fadingconfederacy. all other times and he missing in action and which is preposterous even in this cornball script. there is a plethora of other talented actors who give credible performances in small roles. these are the characters law meets as he does his johnny appleseed trek from the front lines and where he has deserted and to the hopefully loving embrace of kidman back in cold mountain. ultimately though and none of these characters matter. law has no time for them or their lives. each of these little mini movies has the same tired theme represent war is gol durn heck and and turns otherwise decent christian folk into rabid animals. and the script is far too predictable and too heavy handed. moreover and the pacing of the story is dreadfully slow. you spend the entire movie waiting for romeo and juliet inevitable reunion and with kidman wringing her hands and sighing and law overcoming incredible odds and dodging bullets. and when it finally comes you just do not care anymore. you will be looking at your watch wondering how much more of this clap you have to endure. i give it one star out of five for the battle scenes. there is a potent anti war message here. the incredible lack of concern for the loss of life by the generals on both sides of the conflict is powerful stuff. but it only about 15 minutes of this 150 minute dog. 
kidman and law lack the chemistry to make this sloppily directed and poorly written romance or melodrama work on any level other than grandiosity. kidman pouts andpines wistfully for her absent lover law. she just met him when he whisked off to do battle for the south in the civil war and and they have only exchanged about 5 sentences and one kiss and yet theyre totally smitten. law main direction throughout seems to be `look vacant and shell shocked and but sensitive. rene zellweger is about the only spark in this dreary script and but she plays it way too broad and over the top and like she was starring in `annie get your gun. yee hah boy howdy. something about her character felt more like it belonged in a monty python sketch  the one from `holy grail where the peasants spend all their time wallowing in muck making mud pies for no reason. kidman is a smart enough actress to stay out of her way whenever she can. their scenes together are like a comic book hidden inside a victorian era novel. whenever the action bogs down into total tedium and which is frequently and all the writers do is shout `cue the simon legree type villain. and teague (ray winstone) comes galloping out of nowhere to do his unspeakably dastardly acts and like kill and torture innocent god fearing townspeople in the name of loyalty to a fast fadingconfederacy. all other times and he missing in action and which is preposterous even in this cornball script. there is a plethora of other talented actors who give credible performances in small roles. these are the characters law meets as he does his johnny appleseed trek from the front lines and where he has deserted and to the hopefully loving embrace of kidman back in cold mountain. ultimately though and none of these characters matter. law has no time for them or their lives. each of these little mini movies has the same tired theme represent war is gol durn heck and and turns otherwise decent christian folk into rabid animals. and the script is far too predictable and too heavy handed. moreover and the pacing of the story is dreadfully slow. you spend the entire movie waiting for romeo and juliet inevitable reunion and with kidman wringing her hands and sighing and law overcoming incredible odds and dodging bullets. and when it finally comes you just do not care anymore. you will be looking at your watch wondering how much more of this clap you have to endure. i give it one star out of five for the battle scenes. there is a potent anti war message here. the incredible lack of concern for the loss of life by the generals on both sides of the conflict is powerful stuff. but it only about 15 minutes of this 150 minute dog. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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