Out of each of these uprooted characters are spun stories of love, loyalty and betrayal. full review

The cast is superb: Binoche, with her thin, seraphic smile; Scott Thomas, aware of the spell she casts but not flaunting it; Fiennes, especially, radiating sexy mystery, threat shrouded in hauteur. Doom and drive rarely have so much stately star quality. full review

A respectable, intelligent but less than stirring adaptation of an imposingly dense and layered novel. full review

This is the real thing, and real things don't come along very often, so you'd better snap them up when they do.

For all the film's effectiveness as a love story, I often felt I was being hurried through a busy itinerary. full review

The result is completely intoxicating. full review

Torrid, witty, passionate and intelligent. full review

Get ready for the great romance of the movie year.

An aerobic workout for the tear ducts.

An elegant, accomplished piece of high modernist filmmaking. full review

A stunning feat of literary adaptation as well as a purely cinematic triumph. full review

The English Patient, the superb new film by Anthony Minghella, is that rarest of things: a film based on a great contemporary novel. full review

This is a movie to lose yourself in. full review

This poetic, evocative film version of the famous novel by Michael Ondaatje circles down through layers of mystery until all of the puzzles in the story have been solved, and only the great wound of a doomed love remains. full review

This is one of the year's most unabashed and powerful love stories, using flawless performances, intelligent dialogue, crisp camera work, and loaded glances to attain a level of eroticism and emotional connection that many similar films miss. full review

The English Patient captivates as only the grandest and most consuming passions can. full review