The English Patient

It is a strangely powerful and moving experience to see "The English Patient" again after Anthony Minghella's death. Most of his body of work is dedicated to one shattering point. The endless moral struggle of those who, consciously, walk a very... Full review

A wonderful and moving but very long Movie. Set in World war II, A badly burned face does'nt stop a Count from telling his very good story. The second time I watched this movie, I liked it better.... Full review

This film is just amazing!! Despite the fact that it is overly long, the movie is truly beautiful in every way. It is a touching story about a nurse who falls in love with a mysterious patient who was burned in... Full review

a special romantic movie full of glamour and the true love sense a movie has every elements to satisfy and amaze the audience it has a lot of dramatic jumps in the wonderful script overall the movie brought to us an... Full review

How much pressure did you get to write bad reviews? That is the consiracy. People, go see this movie. Then, you can judge. It is much better than I expected. Tom Hanks was not supposed to be a romantic lead. I... Full review

I really don't understand why people cant stand this movie. it was a great war/romance drama that was awesome through out. people probably would see this film more like a chick flick than a war drama. that is not true. watch... Full review

The English Patient is a very boring movie.It makes the 3 hours feel like 10. There was no point of the guy getting into the accident,because most of the movie was just his lame flashbacks of having sex with someone else's... Full review

I have to admit, I thought this movie was kind of boring at first. But then, I decide to give it a 2nd chance for my class screening, then the extreme romantic affair between the 2 main characters in the film... Full review

I expected to see another great movie that won the oscar like all the other before and after it. But this one is an exeption. It took me 4 days to watch it, because it is so *****ing boring. Worst of... Full review

Perhaps one of the greatest war romances, The English Patient manages to switch from an utmost tragic moment in a man's life to the moment where he truly lived. Definitely Oscar-worthy.... Full review

It's perhaps the most shocking moment in a film that seems designed to provide a jolt every 15 minutes or so. Thomas is true to the character throughout the film's overlong two hours, but director Claudel - a novelist turned filmmaker - isn't always able to come up with convincing reasons for Juliette's numbness. ... Full Review

It doesnt mean we didnt fight - we fought nearly every day - but I never had any sense that we were fighting about anything other than how to make the film better, my script better, my directing better, my editing better" And these fights were never about differences of creative opinion: it was Zaentz insisting that Minghella voice his reasons for all his decisions. ... Full Review

The English Patient" won nine Oscars including best picture and best director for Minghella. ... Full Review

Minghella is probably best known for his Academy Award winning film The English Patient . Binoche won. That film, starring Matt Damon, earned five Oscar nominations including best screenplay for Minghella's adaptation. ... Full Review

The English Patient was a passionate film, breathtaking, hearfelt and beautiful to behold. The visual beauty of the aforementioned The English Patient, for example, was but a gorgeous exterior to an even more inspired screenplay. ... Full Review

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