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This film has to do with being paid. My advice to Ben Affleck is: Ben baby, you will never receive another paycheck in your miserable career if you continue to make films as poorly conceived as this one.

It had not one redeeming feature, so I had to give it a "1", the worst possible rating. Usually, I can find at least one thing that was good, even in a lousy movie i.e. score, sound, one charismatic actor, etc. In this case, even the usually luminous presence of Uma Thurman was wasted. Her hair was ratty, there was absolutely no charisma between her and Affleck, oh, what the hell, it was a horrible movie. Do NOT rent it!

Dear Mr. Manghella:

Please do not ruin another book. Please do not write your screenplay without outside assistance. Please do not add scenes that were not originally there and subtract or change significant events in a beautiful work of art. Please do not allow overacting in your leads (Zellweger) or miscasting (Kidman).

Thank you for keeping Jude Law on the right path for a beautiful understated performance in keeping with the nature of Inman, his character. Thank you for taking such care to reproduce the times and locales of the South during the Civil War so beautifully and accurately.

Thank you for the incredible recreation of the battle of Petersberg at the start of the movie.

Now get to work and try it again.

First, let me say, I AM that character that Diane Keaton plays and I can tell you that I do NOT have a mansion in Southampton and I do NOT end up marrying suave millionaires. No, this movie is a fantasy, but one that we all wish to believe in i.e. that there IS someone out there after all for each and every one of us. I thought this film was "cute", but only gave it a "5" overall. Jack Nicholson was consistent, always delivering his comedic lines right on, but, in my opinion, Diane Keaton was too much. She did the same mannerisms over and over again and I could SEE the acting taking place. Francis Mc Dormand was miscast and I do no think that she should not waste her considerable talents on bit parts like this. The actor no one seems to mention is Keanu and I must say, he glowed. He was sexy, kind, charming, and sympathetic, all in one hunky package. Kudos to him for taking a role where he is so overshadowed by campy performances and showing how subtleness can sometimes work, too.