Review of Far and Away (1992) by Amy — 19 Aug 2008
Definite guilty pleasure for me... The cinematography is magnificent. The accents are not so great. LOL! The story varies from epic to tragic to comic to Western in the way a true Irish immigrant's life would unfold in the period.
There's action and humor. There's an underlying dream driving the entire movie. There is a beautiful young woman and a handsome young man who both have the kind of drive an Irish immigrant would need to survive the rough and tumble life in America in the late 1800's.
The costumes and sets are great. The land rush scenes are magnificent and accurately portray what has been captured in still photos of the real Oklahoma land rushes. There are no gratuitous sex scenes though the bawdiness of life in an Irish Boston whorehouse is honestly portrayed.
There is a triumphant scene at the end where love does prevail over the desire for material wealth through land ownership. The soundtrack is wonderful, including Enya's 'Book of Days'... For the life of me, I cannot see what is missing from this movie.
Not the most brilliant, but fun to watch.
This review of Far and Away (1992) was written by Amy on 19 Aug 2008.
Far and Away has generally received positive reviews.
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