Cold Mountain

USA 2003, 154 minutes
Dir. Anthony Minghella
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Drama / War

Feat. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Kathy Baker, Natalie Portman, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone

Aroview: Prestige historical epic set in the closing days of the American Civil War, with a wounded confederate soldier (Law) deserting the ranks to rejoin his sweetheart (Kidman) back in North Carolina.

Meanwhile, Kidman faces her own battle to survive on the impoverished home-front, with the help of fiesty, face-pulling newcomer Zellweger. Loosely based around 'The Odyssey', this splendidly produced, incident filled drama manages to mostly overcome the essential tepidness of the central love story, as evidenced by the numerous award nominations it has received.