Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this romance about a brief encounter between a photographer for National Geographic and a lonely immigrant woman (Meryl Streep, given another accent to try for size). It is a flashback story, triggered by Streep's children sorting out her belongings years later when she has died, and we see just what this brief relationship meant to her. The film lingers on the objects around the lead characters to put across the experience of their attraction to each other.
What could have been preposterous works really well the couple dance together in the kitchen, they go sight-seeing, they obviously get along. The story just about sweeps you along, even though you know it is silly, and it is nice to see Eastwood in a quieter role after all the shoot-fests he's famous for. Just the pleasure of watching these two versatile actors together is worth any clunky scenes in The Bridges of Madison County'. A film anyone with a touch of romance in their soul can truly appreciate.
What could have been preposterous works really well the couple dance together in the kitchen, they go sight-seeing, they obviously get along. The story just about sweeps you along, even though you know it is silly, and it is nice to see Eastwood in a quieter role after all the shoot-fests he's famous for. Just the pleasure of watching these two versatile actors together is worth any clunky scenes in The Bridges of Madison County'. A film anyone with a touch of romance in their soul can truly appreciate.