Winter's Tale

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Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Violence and Some Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $30,800,231.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Fred V My recommendation comes with a very steep slant...actually two of them. First, this is one of my two absolute favorite novels ever. I've read it more times than I can count. It does confound, somewhat, but it's lyricism and expression and language, and milieu are astounding. I always wished it could be a film but knew it couldnt, because it would need to be many hours long. I read this at a time when streaming didn't exist and "Limited Series" were a thing we hadn't seen since the 70's and early 80's on network TV, called "mini series". This novel would absolutely be sensational as limited series on Apple or Amazon, but there's no way to make it a single film without dramatically simplifying it, which is what he have here: a marked simplification of one of several plots that drive the amazing novel. I knew that going in, and was able to deeply appreciate the film for it's high aims. It does indeed capture one of the several powerful themes of the novel: namely Transcendent love. Goldsman leaves in just enough of the novels mysticism and magic realism to confuse movie goers, but for anyone who's read the novel, we can;t help but fill in the many many blanks. But here's where it really get me: I learned when the film was released that it was also one of Goldsman's favorite novels, and that he too always thought it couldn't be done. But when his wife died, he very nearly left writing altogether, claiming that his joy and drive to create had died with his beloved wife. But at some point, he realized that (again, one of many) major themes of the novel is love that transcends time. At that point he decided to resurrect himself by making this film, knowing it would only focus on a about 1/4 of the novel. Knowing that, and loving the book as much as I do, I couldn't not like this attempt, and what it meant for Goldsman. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review Kevin S Going into this movie blind, I was pleasantly surprised by the fantastical elements. It was a fresh and unique story concept (at least for me) and held my interest all the way through. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Sandra S Es una de mis películas favoritas. Mágica, hermosa. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Rhyan D I've never read the book. But I really love this movie. It's a beautiful love story blended with fantasy and a sense of wonder. Perfect! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Steven P If not the absolute WORST film adaptation of a novel ever commited to film, it's gotta be among the bottom five. A grotesque misrepresentation, and a horrendous dumbing down, of both the book's themes and its sensse of wonder. Stay far, far away. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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