Dear Lermontov.
It's only taken me four days (nonconsecutive) to watch this movie. I think that's because it's 2 hrs 13 min long, and I just did not have that time to leisurely sit down and watch a movie.
Now, I have finished it and I can see why it's a classic Hollywood movie. It made me want to learn ballet. And dance in The Red Shoes scored by Julian Craster. I really liked the 1940's feel to it, especially when they show the "intimate scene" where all they're doing is sleeping in a buggy (when I saw the scene, my mind jumped to Titanic, only milder), and then after they get married and are shown sleeping in two seperate beds.
The ending was suprising and really made me appreciate the movie as a whole. With any other ending, I don't think the movie would have the same feeling. Up until the end, I felt the movie was too long, but the ending comes at you LIKE THAT and I sat back and thought, "Wow. Good movie."
One thing did bother me: Julian Craster looked about 50 years old compared to Victoria Page's 25-30 years.
