Review of The English Patient (1996) by Enrica C — 08 Mar 2012
I can't tell why, but I loved it. "The English Patient" was like a thrilling ride that never wanted to end -- at the beginning there's mystery, then after a while you start to make the right connection and the movie starts to take form right in front of your eyes like a paining. It somehow got me. What a masterpiece.
Acting was nothing special to me, none of the actors involved were particularly convincing or stunning. But I loved the fact that the story jumps back and forward in a six years period of time -- I'm not usually into war movies, and I'm not sure I should consider "The English Patient" a war movie, but I did like it throughout its 150 minutes. I didn't get bored for not even one second. I liked its cozy, slow rhythm. Its soundtrack. Dialogues. This is like a movie should be. Should tell a story with no hurry, with characters development, letting informationâ(TM)s out piece after piece...
Minghella's masterpiece. Absolutely recommended.
This review of The English Patient (1996) was written by Enrica C on 08 Mar 2012.
The English Patient has generally received very positive reviews.
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