Nobody does movie biopics as well as Richard Attenborough, as this is further proof of that fact.
Sandra Bullock is superb, and though Chris O'Donnell's performance early on is quite bland, the later scenes back in the States show an depth to the character, and a maturity to his acting.
The film chooses to avoid the debates on the horrors of war, and mostly any scenes of the kind, instead prefering to focus on the romance between Hemingway and Agnes von Kurowsky, which is deals with touchingly without being over sentimental, while always keeping the threat of the war in the back of your mind.
Attenborough has certainly done better biopics, anyone who has seen Chaplin or Ghandi will agree with that, but as an average biopic from Attenborough is a good biopic to anyone else, this is still an excellent and touching movie.
Sandra Bullock is superb, and though Chris O'Donnell's performance early on is quite bland, the later scenes back in the States show an depth to the character, and a maturity to his acting.
The film chooses to avoid the debates on the horrors of war, and mostly any scenes of the kind, instead prefering to focus on the romance between Hemingway and Agnes von Kurowsky, which is deals with touchingly without being over sentimental, while always keeping the threat of the war in the back of your mind.
Attenborough has certainly done better biopics, anyone who has seen Chaplin or Ghandi will agree with that, but as an average biopic from Attenborough is a good biopic to anyone else, this is still an excellent and touching movie.