Why people DISLIKE this movie so much

Well it took the big Oscars from the movie that really deserved them , I am of course referring to the infinitely superiour "Fargo", directed by The Coen Brothers.

While i thought it was cliched and cheesy in parts, i really like this movie, particularly RF' performance. People these days simply cannot have fun at the movies anymore which is why they seem to hate such motion picture fairy tales but guess what, that's what movie magic was about when it all started.

" This is Baltimore gentlemen, the gods will not save you. "

You assume the only things people DO in a relationship is what is SHOWN. When two people are forced togethet by circumstances in trying conditions, it isn't "sitting around a campfire" that sparks a relationship, it's the time they spent together for days on end that adds up along with sitting around a campfire and 100 other things. btw it was easy to see there was mutual atttaction between them from the start. Almasy's asking her husband whether it is wise to leave her behind in the camp was made because he was clearly smitten with her, and wanted to gauge the response of her husband left specifically with him to feel out how far with he might be able to get. That's the kind of subtlety throughout this film you missed.

As to why some hate this film, my answer is different from yours. They can't handle the depth of human experience. They need more linearity, more superficiality, more explosions, more war and less of all that which makes up a relationship. That and the Englishness of the characters, not that they all were English, the quiet, controlled, closed and unemotional facades of every character, with their mostly English accents, a big turnoff to a lot of people, is too realistic, undecipherable below the surface such people exist atop, and uninteresting for many to care about who cannot and do not want to grasp it. This is why quality adult drama is so hard to come by, too many people are very happy with simple dreck.

~ Native Angeleno

I love this movie. Always have. Always will.

It's the perfect representation of the time and is stylized and paced much like films from the 30s and 40s, though the sex scenes are obviously not from that era. The novel the movie is based on is somewhat difficult to read in that it eases in and out of Almasy's dreams and flash backs with little to no transitional narrative like other literary works.

As dramatic and stylized as the film is, the soundtrack adds a romantic and classical ambiance few films have ever achieved. I listen to the soundtrack all the time, especially when I'm writing. Like many classical pieces, it opens my mind to creative avenues without zapping my emotional strength.

A true marvel of a story, The English Patient is the perfect example of an independent production kicking studio slop in the ass!

You can't have characters acting like Americans in 1996 and and have an epic, retro-classic, period piece with a realistic feel.


"I told you it was off." The Jackal

Probably because the real Laszlo Almasy fought with Germans in WWII, even receiving the Iron Cross for his part in Operation Salaam. And he was gay.

I agree 100 per cent. I felt like Kirsten & Ralph were both miscast. The characters were not particularly likeable so it was hard to care what happened to them. Their romance was not interesting except for how it ended so tragically. I was much more interested in Juliet's character's story.

Through half of the movie - I felt this movie was a total piece of garbage and was dreading it was only half over.

The second half of the movie became interesting, spurred my interest and on its own I can see why people really like this movie but because of the first half - I can see why people hate the movie

Problem is - can't judge a movie on half of it. Combined it is worth watching but doesn't come close to being great or even a must watch.

6 / 10