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WELL IF YOU ENJOY ROMANCE THEN THIS IS THE MOVIE FOR YOU. CHRITOPHER REEVE LITERALLY DIES FOR LOVE. JANE SEYMOUR IS STUNNING AS THE WOMAN HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH BACK IN 1912. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER HAS A CAMEO ROLE AS THE OVER PROTECTIVE MENTOR. ALL IN ALL A BRILLIANT CAST. A REAL TEAR JERKER FOR THE LADIES. A GLIMPSE OF WHAT LOVE COULD REALLY BE ABOUT. ENJOY BUT KEEP THE TISSUES HANDY. THE ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE INTERESTING FACTS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE AND ARE WELL WORTH THE TIME TO TAKE IN.
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I wanted to see a romantic and touching movie. This movie is contrived. The character that Reeve plays acts like a star-struck groupie. Personally, I don't find his behavior to be romantic. He seems like he is just like a groupie that is really excited that this actress is interested in him. This is not romantic to most women nowadays. He is not suave in the role he is playing. It seems like a cheesy 70's contrived romance that does a bad job of it.
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I first saw this movie on TV years ago; they were advertising it, and since I'd never seen or even heard of it before, and I was intrigued by the premise, I decided to give it a go. I missed part of the film when a friend called, but I was hooked on it after we hung up.
It's not a perfect film. There are plot holes, yes. But Reeve and Seymour are so good, and so believable, that they draw you in. I read that Reeve took some criticism after the film was released by being TOO sensitive in his portrayal of Richard Collier! Well, that was 1980 for you, folks.
The DVD has a problem, or maybe it's just my copy, where at times in the film, the image suddenly becomes rather jerky. Fortunately, this doesn't last.
I enjoyed watching the interviews, hard though it was to see the once-vibrant Christopher Reeve in a wheelchair, having to talk around the operation of his respirator. It was hard, too, to see him in the film, walking and running with ease.
There's just something about this film that takes hold of you. As I mentioned before, Reeve and Seymour give perfect performances. I suppose that the magic here is that the relationship between them really works, and this is such a rare thing anywhere, at any time, that we willingly suspend our disbelief. They both fit into their roles as if the parts had been written only for them.
It's not a "chick-flick". It's so much more.
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I have loved this movie since I was a young girl. Beautifully made and extremely romantic. They don't make movies like this anymore.
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It is a real pleasure to see the widescreen format rather than the usually shown pan & scan.
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