Fresh
A film of many excellences undermined by a flawed narrative.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Cold Mountain
Find your way home.
2003 · 2h 34m · R
Adventure, History, Romance, War
Directed by
Anthony Minghella
Overview
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Director and cast
- Anthony Minghella Director
- Jude Law as Inman
- Nicole Kidman as Ada Monroe
- Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes
- Eileen Atkins as Maddy
- Brendan Gleeson as Stobrod Thewes
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Reverend Veasey
- Natalie Portman as Sara
- Giovanni Ribisi as Junior
- Donald Sutherland as Reverend Monroe
- Ray Winstone as Teague
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Cold is right -- Anthony Minghella's pretty, star-studded adaptation of the bestselling Civil War romance never makes it above freezing.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh
At 154 minutes, Cold Mountain is long and seems long, at times inspired, at times merely dutiful. But in most of the important ways, it succeeds.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Cold Mountain is the equivalent of comfort food: old-fashioned, earthy, satisfying.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
It's enough of a spectacle to enjoy. It's too bad the stars are little more than serviceable and give the movie title an irony it could certainly do without.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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