Reviews

At first I thought "Longmire" was episodic and plots weren't connected from episode to episode (at least no more than for example "The Fugitive", or "Bonanza") but having watched them all I was wrong. All plots and storylines are connected to the full telling of the story. Furthermore as much as any series I've ever watched and enjoyed "Longmire" builds on each episode one after another, season after season, for what I considered a very powerful and satisfying finale. Oddly several of my initial impressions of characters were simply wrong and not because the actor(s) or writer(s) changed the characters to satisfy my pre-conceptions in any way; but because the characters were so complex that a fuller understanding was only realized (by me at least) after a fuller realization by the artists story development. No spoilers here; but let me say I loved Katee Sackhoff in "Longmire". I think the writers gave her something to work with here but also just maybe as an actress she can make a good writer look great. Someday I'd like to see her make a great writer look... brilliant. This last for any top level writers like Taylor Sheridan or the Coen brothers; consider casting Katee Sackhoff simply because she'll make you look... brilliant.

And find it better each viewing. Just built for me. It is like a cross between James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Stripes... only animated. A tremendous adventure each time. My wife does NOT love it, but the older grand kids do. This movie has moxie.

Almost perfect production because of writing, editing, acting, casting, all the rest. Pro-tip: a few (very few... like a couple) times one or two episodes will give you "this side" or the "other side" in subtitle... get in the habit of doing that little thing for yourself. Mostly you can tell but sometimes not so much. Anyways, I for one enjoyed seeing a lot of actors really challenged.

I've previously watched 5 seasons (62 episodes) of "Breaking Bad" so I liked this movie. I believe that unless you've followed that series already this movie is going to be confusing for you. Loved it... but imagining someone that didn't see the series already, right? Like say the now seventeen year old that didn't get started on BB when they were nine years old (cause that series ended when they were thirteen years old and, uh, wasn't particularly suitable for children that young. Now... a movie that doesn't make a lot of sense without the context of 62 previous episodes? But one again, I loved it.

Parts of this production are less than my five rating and parts are better. For my two cents the "story" and (way too much) dialog are good to go. Way heavy on the drama... but a watchable story.

And I enjoyed it anyway. IMDB might look into a thing like this as in my opinion it attacks the integrity of IMDB directly. Not my war but careful which side you choose.

Well written dialog. Acting high caliber. Nicely scored. Camera work was good. Direction was good. Editing was not too polished. An interesting piece of work. Thanks to you all.

Interestingly vague about religion. It was there, but not to finitely. Kind of like peoples faiths. Hard to pin down what some people believe and don't believe even as they change beliefs.

My brother ministers to death row inmates twice a week. He tells me they are not the same men who committed the crimes that put them there. He also tells me that the relationships he forms with them is a most rewarding thing.

Anyways here is to a tiny bit of introspection. I need it as much as anyone else. Thanks again.

This is a movie for guys who like movies. Like "Cool Hand Luke", only with actual American girls included. A movie is such a huge collaboration between artists, far beyond my understanding; but Cold Mountain is a remarkable effort on the parts of some talented people. The production, the direction and the acting are greater than the sum of their parts. The camera work, the editing, the costumes and ESPECIALLY the sets get top marks. The script is good.

The Actors are great, save a small caveat. Some (not all) of the bad guys (and there are lots of bad guys in this movie) play the heavy a little too heavy. Not over the top, but just a little too mean AND evil at the same time, you know? Part of that probably comes from the way the characters and their actions were written in the original novel, and some of it comes from the age old problem of basically decent human beings playing (and directing) the role of sick, demented, evil human beings, and not really having anything in their own life experiences to base something like that on. I am not referring to Ray Winstones performance as Teague, I thought he was great. Very believable that you can dislike someone without being able to put your finger on why at first. A real trick to play that character and have the audience feel the distrust without the words and/or actions to substantiate that emotion.

There isn't a female actor in this movie that doesn't do an OUTSTANDING job. Nicole Kidman is stunning, she has never been more attractive than in Cold Mountain. Renee Zellweger is brilliant. Jude Law does a good job with a complex, difficult role.

I understand that this movie rates highly with females, under 18. That's surprising, for a macho guy movie like Cold Mountain.