1st watched 2/13/2002 - 6 out of 10(Dir-Richard Attenborough): ** SOME SPOILERS ** Somewhat effective war-time romance based on the true story of young Ernest Hemingway seeking affection from a young nurse played by Sandra Bullock. This movie is played out well by the two stars(Bullock and Chris O'Donnell) despite some very abrupt story changes late in the movie. It's hard to fault the Director(Richard Attenborough) in holding onto the truth of this story by giving us(the moviegoing public) a less than perfect ending although were hoping that these likeable stars will make it out in the end(by the way - they don't). In real life, Hemingway doesn't make it very far in his life after this event(not getting the girl). This true life story was the inspiration for his pulitzer prize winning novel 'A Farewell to Arms.' He killed himself shortly after the success of this novel. The moviemakers tried to show Hemingway's depression that lead to this but it was not done very convincingly. All in all, the movie itself, was a fairly well-done Attenborough-like tale which actually probably was too short and too quick to end.
Review of In Love and War
