Legends of Confusion- This Film Makes No Sense
My friend Helen and me, both 50s and from Iowa, often sit own and knit, while on back pain medicine and watch older movies. We decided the rent this one because back in 1994, you couldn't walk into a bookstore and NOT see Brad Pitt's face and body sprawled across the book's cover.
The movie doesn't seem to have a plot. More so beautiful landscape, a nice score by James Horner, and Oscar winning cinematography by John Toll (who would go on to win a consecutive award the following year for Braveheart).
The story is as dismal as we could figure out between bathroom breaks and a tea and cookie bridge game that interrupted 90 minutes into.
Anthony Hopkins is the well-to-do strict father of three sons. Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt and the guy who was in E.T. They live in Montana, with an Indian chief, on a ranch. When Julia Ormond shows up, the boys are all fighting for her hand in marriage. But she chooses Pitt because he's the sexiest. More music comes in, and we hear one of the sons dies. Then there's more confusing subtext and the romance leads to nowhere.
Perhaps this needed another watch, but it remains one of the most confusing movies I've seen. Helen agrees.