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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
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Some called it a snooze-fest, while others tearfully clutched their Kleenex. In any case, Clint Eastwood was an unusual and (as it turned out) perceptive choice to direct and costar in this lush adaptation of Robert James Waller's phenomenally bestselling novel. Meryl Streep costars as Francesca, the lonely Iowa farmer's wife who is instantly attracted to Robert (Eastwood), the photographer from National Geographic who is in the area to photograph the bridges along Iowa's rural roadways. The two fall in love while Francesca's husband and children are away at a county fair, but the story's passion and lasting appeal derive from their...
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The Bridges of Madison County Movie Review by Tim  (4/9/2008) |
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A few weeks ago I was at my mothers house and we started talking about movies. She brought this one up during the conversation and said how it was one of her favorite films. When I left there that day I was so compelled to see it just because my mother liked it, I wanted to see where her taste was artistically with...
(complete The Bridges of Madison County review by Tim)
| The Bridges of Madison County Movie Review by Edwin (6/7/2008) |
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The film describes the chance meeting between a man and a woman, who, although satisfactorily married, without premeditation fall in love and have a chaste affair that is predestined to come to an end. This is such movie perfection that it has become the measure of all "brief encounter" movies -- not that there are so many...
(complete The Bridges of Madison County review by Edwin)
| The Bridges of Madison County Movie Review by Yvonne (8/15/2007) |
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Overall a good movie. A bit slow going but still a good movie. This movie is based on a book which is supposed to portray the true love story of a wondering National Geographic photographer and a lonely Iowa house wife.
However, I found the book to be much better than the movie. There were lots of elements missing...
(complete The Bridges of Madison County review by Yvonne)
I'm sure it is moving as hell, but this was also the first movie during which I actually fell asleep in the theatre to.
It is slow and too self-important. Eastwood is a better director than this. He knows that we need to have something to watch.
The dance scene seems to go on FOREVER...I was disappointed...and sleepy.
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