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Summary: A great love story
Review: I will readily admit, I am a complete sucker for love stories. They make me go all warm & gooey inside. And when you're not feeling too great, you can curl up and enjoy. There's hardly any violence - it's set at the end of WWI, there has to be a little violence, but that's all confined to the start - it has two great actors playing the parts, and it's set in beautiful countryside. What more could you want?I've read a few of the reviews about this, and I have to disagree with nearly every person (sorry). You're not getting the movie really, are you? It's a love story. There are no complicated plots to follow. No twists and turns in the story. Hell, you don't even need to be that smart to watch this movie. And I'm certainly nothing of the sort in that department! Which is probably why I like these movies. You don't need to think much about them, and they're perfectly easy to follow. There are some great love scenes in this, although there are is no graphic, mind-blowing sex. It's simple of how Agnes & Ernie eventually become a proper couple in the most romantic of places - a brothel. And then they have a "waltz" together, which is so romantic. But the build up to their relationship can bring a little tear to the eye. (I told you I was a soppy cow) Whether it's Ernie telling Agnes that he loves her the first time he sees her, in a voice that will make me anyway go weak at the knees, or when he tries to comfort her after Jimmy dies. All are totally romantic. And other reviews say that there's no build up to their relationship, it's all over very quickly, but what they're forgetting - this was during a war, no one had time for quickness. Life's too short. The finale is really sad. If you haven't seen it, then I'm not going to be the one to spoil it for you, but it's a real heart-breaker. Things could have been so different only if ... I'll stop there! After watching this movie, it's got me interested in Ernest Hermingway's work, so that'll be something for me to keep my eye out for. I wouldn't say his work exactly, but probably the story of his life, and why losing Agnes made him so bitter. Plus, the fact he killed himself in 1961, and really, never got over losing Agnes. It would be quite interesting to read. Guess what I'm adding to my wishlist. A great movie, if you're a bit simple, and like movies that you can actually follow most of the time.
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Summary: dull, Bullock couldn't save it
Review: I've become an admirer of Sandra Bullock, so I've been trying to see all the films where she had a major role... Yet I just couldn't watch "In Love and War" all the way through. It just lacks energy. Bullock looked pretty in the nurse's outfit . . . but somehow she looked out of place. I've read the five star reviews rhapsodizing about this movie, and I find myself wondering if I watched the same film. My advice would be to skip buying it and rent it if you absolutely must. But if you want to see Bullock in an overlooked movie in which she shines, I'd recommend "Love Potion #9."
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Summary: Simply Overwhelming
Review: If you are a romance movie lover you would definently love this movie.It has all the essentials of what love is about.About the attraction, the love, and the lost.I loved this because it really showed me, a naive individual, what love is, can be or end.
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Summary: True to Life
Review: In my humble opinion, this is one of the best movies ever. Chris O'Donnell plays an amazing Ernest Hemingway, and Sandra Bullock a great nurse Von Krawsky. If one expects to see Ernest Hemingway on screen, well, sorry, this movie is an Hollywood depiction of a mans life and writing. With that in mind, O'Donnell plays the part to a 'T'. After watching this movie if you didn't already have a yearning to read anything and everything by Ernest Hemingway, you will afterwards. Sandra Bullock's acting is unparalleled in this movie. I don't think I have ever seen her do another movie with quite the personal abandonment that she accomplished for this movie. While Ernest Hemingway is one of my all time favorite authors, this movie helps me see a man aside from the author and more in keeping with the person he might have been. Again, this is Hollywood and my ideas are speculation - but that makes a great movie for me. A movie that makes me want to know more about many different things. That is accomplished with ease in this film and I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: No blockbuster, but viewable
Review: People shouldn't pay too much attention to professional critics; sometimes one wonders about their agenda, not to mention their cynicism. I'm not impressed by Chris O'Donnell so far in anything he's done. "Robin" seems to be his high point. Sandra Bullock, on the other hand, graces anything in which she cares to appear. The lady brings a "real people" effect to her roles. We'll see her accepting that little gold statue one of these years. The film isn't any blockbuster; as a war movie, it's fair. As a romance flick, it's OK. As a commentary on Hemingway, O'Donnell isn't the one to bring life to the crusty, alcoholic, arrogant, would-be patriarch (if he could stay family-oriented long enough) that was "Papa" Ernest. Not bad cinema, just kind of mediocre. Without Sandy Bullock, however, it would be pretty seedy.
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Summary: A beautiful epic romantic film!
Review: Richard Attenborough's story of the relationship between Ernest Hemingway and Anges von Kurowsky (the inspiration behind the novel A Farewell to Arms) is recounted in this film. It is truly an epic film, covering the last year of the First World War, during which time Hemingway was injured while a member of the Red Cross, to his meeting and blossoming love for Kurowsky, to the pensive, melancholy conclusion to their relationship after the war. The film has a rich, sweeping feel to it. Attenborough does a wonderful job at direction, blending the gorgeous cinematography (from Italian battlefields to Venician waterways) with the loving, at-times heart-wrenching musical score. However, the film is not manipulative, as most recent romance films are. Instead, it is allowed to unfold slowly and naturally, and it has a more honest feel to the characterizations than you find in most mainstream Hollywood films. On its initial release, one of the main complaints about the film was the unusual casting of Chris O'Donnell as Hemingway and Sandra Bollock as Kurowsky. In actuality, Bollock gives a very commendable performance, and I believe this film shows her best acting to date. In most of her other films, she just plays Sandra Bollock with a different name, but here, she suppresses her usual idiosyncrasies and creates a true character. While I enjoyed a lot of her other films (Speed, While You Were Sleeping), this is really her best and most underrated performance. O'Donnell is somewhat less successful - it is hard to imagine him as a young Hemingway, and he seems like an anachronistic Boy Wonder. His mannerisms don't seem to fit with a 1910s mentality. However, he is not terrible, as some reviewers might have you believe. He delivers a decent performance; in fact, if you drop any pre-conceived notions of the real Ernest Hemingway and try to view O'Donnell's character as just another spunky youth caught in the excitement of wartime, his performance works well in the context of the film. Personally, I like this film a lot. It's gorgeous, it's romantic, and it feels like a sweeping epic. If you enjoy films like The English Patient or A Room with a View, you'll enjoy this film. Just a few words about the DVD, which I bought....this is an essentially bare-bones DVD. There are the usual small extras (subtitles, trailer, cast notes) but nothing else. You can choose to view it as widescreen or full-screen. But there is no commentary or documentary... So, if you like romantic films, give this film a chance....you may be surprised at how it slipped by your notice. Recommended!
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Summary: The review by critics is totally off the wall. Great movie!
Review: This is a stunning movie set in WWI. The critcs must have been watching another movie. Dazzling effects during the war scenes and you really got into the love story with the likeable characters. I would recommend this moive to everyone.
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Summary: Moving
Review: This is a truly moving story of a young man comming of age and his experiences with one of the most dramatic periods of his life. Having read the book "A Farewell To Arms" I think the portrayal of the mood in this movie, along with the performances closely lived up to my expectations as an incredibly critical reader.
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Summary: Romance/War Epic
Review: This is truly a masterpiece. It surrounds the tragedy of young Ernest Hemingway(Chris O'Donnell) who gets injured during WWI. The subsequent romance with the Nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky(Sandra bullock) who helps him get back on his feet is interesting, as is the cinematography of the lush Italian landscape. Set as a love story with WWI as the backdrop, it quickly becomes a tragic tale of reality once the War finishes. The final two minutes of this film are heartbreaking because it is real- it happened, and it was the cause for the great Ernest Hemingway's suicide. Though he may have forgived her in the end, his "pride" was too great that he couldn't accept their relationship as being pure.Agnes never saw Ernest Hemingway again after Wahloon Lake(i think thats the spelling) but she claimed that "I would love you for as long as I live"... The fact that this is based on a true story and that Ernest never found happiness in life this is basically the truest american tragedy. The question the viewer ponders at the end is "WHAT IF"....sadly reality is bitter, and there are no HAPPY ENDINGS. Agnes Von Kurowsky served in WWII in the Red cross and lived to be 92... Ernest Hemingway served in WWII and committed suicide at 62, one of the most famous writers of his generation. Definitely one of the saddest movies of all time.
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Summary: The critics were terribly mistaken!!!
Review: This movie lacked truly experienced actors in serious, and romantic roles. Sure Chris and Sandra have starred in romantic movies, but they are unoriginal, and just like the next. Chris O'Donnell was the last person who should have been picked for the role of such a noteworthy and distinguished American author. This movie puts Ernest Hemmingway to shame. Which is a complete disaster. Where was the build-up of true love? This movie bounced from one scene to the next, without ever convincing me Agnes and Ernest were truly in love. This movie did not deserve the accolades it received from the critics. It has the potential to be excellent, if there were different actors in the roles of Agnes and Ernest. It had the potential to be good if it hadn't been so "Hollywood-ized." If you're interested in Ernest Hemmingway's life, read "A Farewell to Arms." It's far better.
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