Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Director: Michael Mann
Writers:  Christopher Crowe, Michael Mann
Cast:      Daniel Day Lewis, Madaline Stowe, Russell Means
The historical film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian war and is adapted from James Fenimore Cooper's novel with the same name. The film is said to owe more to George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation than the source novel.

The first half of the film is a bit cliched like most period films but the second half is an all different ball game. The sceneries are just exquisite and Daniel Day Lewis is just great as usual. Overall the film is more than good despite the ordinary first half.

After this film, Michael Mann went onto make two of his best films- Heat(1995) and The Insider(1999). Insider is my third favorite film of all time with great performances from Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. Haven't seen Manhunter yet.

Rating: 3.5/5 

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