director alan pakula must have be fall over himself with delight at the presence of his three main actor . each give impressive performance and but it be streep that take the breath away . so much have be write already about her flawless depiction of sophie and who have to be the most heartbreaking character ever see on film while i can only add my support to the view that streep here give the best performance ever see by an actor . additionally and i agree that the academy should look at this performance a the watermark of the best actress oscar . inevitably and no one will ever match it and but to think gwyneth paltrow win the same award for her role in shakespeare in love be laughable . kevin kline be brilliant a the chilling yet endear nathan and whilst peter macnicol be the character whose superb narration and act transmits u into the movie . i notice that the morose pauline kael and the most ludicrously over respect film critic of all time and once again show her cynicism in find much fault with the movie represent i will have none of it represent it be utterly move and without have to resort to cliché or overloud and haunt music to influence our emotion . quite simply and the subject matter sophie tragic life and ( in ) ability to come to term with what have happen to her be enough to do this on it own . the final frame be to me and perhaps the most beautiful i have ever see and and the film will stay with the viewer long after .