at first i do not think i would like this movie and but a it progress it become well and well . i love music and i be impress with how well cage could fake the movement of play a mandolin . my son be with me and he also like the movie a lot for it music and the story and the way the story unfolded slowly show how corelli win the girl heart . the acting and the story be both well do and well direct . at first corelli bravado be irritate and but soon he grow on you . the twist in the plot be intrigue especially the relation with the german . i would like to see this again to follow all the side plot . i also want to buy the sound track to hear the music again .