this movie work for me because i see this movie a an exact opposite of go with the wind . farm owner instead of plantation owner . scarlett fight and connives for what she want while ada get depressed and turn inside herself until ruby and ( renee zellweger and ) show up to save the day . sort of and in a round about way . deserter instead of officer try to get back to their family and the list go on and on . even the love story be opposite . if this be what the producer and writer be try to get across it succeed with me . there be only two thing i do not like about the movie and the rest i think be well do and i like it enough to recommend it to friend . first and i couldn not see the attraction between inman and ( jude law ) and and ada and ( nicole kidman and ) a be strong enough for inman to desert to get back to her . inman say he only have write to her a few time where ada write to him almost constantly . second and something or someone get kill or die in almost every scene be a little much . i must say it be full of action because of that and but after about the second scene i know something or someone be go to die in the next scene . i like to be surprise by the next scene and not know what be go to happen before it do . i think all the acting be very well do and with zellweger the best . she deserve the credit she get for it . i think she play the part of the hillbilly girl very well . she must have do her homework on the part . zellweger even say in the movie that she be smarter than people think she be . i think that be true . law do well with his part with all he have to go through to get back to kidman . it must have be a lot strong love to go through all that than i think it be . now he show a lot of emotion in his face during his trial . kidman part may have have something to do with the fact i choose her performance after the other two . except when she be depress she do not show much emotion and i do not know if that be how the part be write or if that be how she perceive the part . she still do a good job and i just think the other two be good . i like the scene with the zellweger and kidman and the rooster and even though it be one of those scene i mention above . i think the home guard be exactly a they probably be back then . even though we do not hear much about them they be a part of that time . i think the scenery be beautiful . the movie have everything need to be a good historical romance .