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The seventh filming of A.E.W. Mason's classic 1902 novel, this near-epic production of The Four Feathers looks great, sounds great, and feels rather average. It would be difficult to diminish the rousing adventure of Mason's novel, and director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) certainly gets more bang for his buck, with massive battle scenes and rugged, sun-baked harshness enhanced by Robert Richardson's masterful cinematography. Kapur preserves the universal appeal of the story, set in the 1880s, in which a promising soldier (Heath Ledger) resigns on the eve of battle in Britain's Sudanese campaign, is labeled a coward by his fiancée (Kate Hudson), and redeems himself by posing as a Muslim warrior to rescue his best friend Jack (Wes Bentley) from certain death in the desert. For all its heroics, however, the film seems oddly passionless; Djimon Hounsou is excellent as Ledger's desert guardian, but these young Hollywood stars lack the authenticity of Zoltan Korda's 1939 film, which remains the definitive version. --Jeff Shannon
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By Jack Blatant
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This one is close to reaching epic level, but it really doesn't quite make it. Heath Ledger does a fair job, but one of the problems is that there are a couple of really decent actors who are not given nearly enough scope. One of them is Djimon Honsou, who nearly manages to steal the show anyway. The other is Wes Bentley, who was brilliant in American Beauty but is given absolutely no room to maneuver in a terribly wooden role.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely stunning, and at times the film can approach a truly epic scope, but perhaps a part of the problem is that we are too culturally distant from the values we see expressed, and the director's attempts to bridge that gap are clumsy and awkward. The connection that is drawn between the rugby pitch and the battlefield is rather well done. Enjoyable, but not a must see by any means.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely stunning, and at times the film can approach a truly epic scope, but perhaps a part of the problem is that we are too culturally distant from the values we see expressed, and the director's attempts to bridge that gap are clumsy and awkward. The connection that is drawn between the rugby pitch and the battlefield is rather well done. Enjoyable, but not a must see by any means.
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This version, although acceptable, in no way matches the grandeur of the 1939 version dictated by the low price paid at Amazon.ca
By Alex
Format:DVD
This movie has a little of everything: Romance, Action, Drama with friendship being the main theme. My wife and I enjoyed this movie very much. Set back, in the time of the "Holy Wars", between England (Catholic Church) & the Middle East. All the actors are great and the photography awesome. Some scenes may be a little dull, but necessary to build up the drama.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A very Nice Film.
Cinematography is wonderful. The story is as the story is - with the usual Hollywood changes, but stays essentially with the book. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2009 by Book N Movie Buff
4.0 out of 5 stars
I like this movie except some weakness
It will take a long time for me to read this novel because of language problems,so I prefer to watch this movie in order to understand our lecture. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2005 by Can
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Entertaining Movie for Modern Interpretation
An Entertaining Movie for Modern Interpretation
The Four Feathers movie is based on the novel by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2005 by W. Hung
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Cinema Insult
l would give 4 white feathers to the following who were involved with this remake: 1 to the Editor for a lack of coherence and choppy scenes; 1 to the writer for incompetent... Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by eduardo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best, but certainly the glossiest...
Let me start out with this: If you are looking for a movie with Victorian British action, a la Zulu, but with a more modern touch, this is your movie. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by Robert Kahn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Four Feathers is the best!
Four Feathers was a nice surprise-we just kind of found it on the video rental shelf and had never heard anything about it. Read more
Published on May 26 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Christian Sentiment is very powerful!!
This movie moved me to tears on several occassions. The soundtrack is very moving itself - particularly when using surroundsound headphones, which I strongly suggest. Read more
Published on May 13 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
buy it
i found this movie to be great with nothing wrong with it.
can't believe the low ratings given. i rented it on a whim,
and found another movie to add to my collection.
can't believe the low ratings given. i rented it on a whim,
and found another movie to add to my collection.
Published on Mar 19 2004 by Bryan
3.0 out of 5 stars
The struggle of regaining self-respect and self-worth...
Harry Faversham, a young British officer, decides to resign from the British military as he faces his fears of an imminent war in Sudan. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004 by Kim Anehall
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Thoroughly Enjoyable Experience
As we all know, this is a film that has been made countless times in the 100 years since the novel was written. However, this is a version of the story that deserved to be made. Read more
Published on Mar 7 2004 by Egoman
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