The following notes were originally scribbled in the Film Notebook I kept between 1989 and 1997.
“Not bad. Day-Lewis is *excellent*, as is, er…the woman.* Lots of excellent ‘running scenes’ (which are great in movies, as Don Siegel knew). Glorification of violence and loving slow pans along long rifles courtesy of Mann, the creator of Miami Vice. Some great scenes (the waterfall, the fights, the end), but ultimately uninvolving.**”
2022 Footnotes
*No disrespect to Madeleine Stowe intended. That’s what happened…