The Hours

Better than the book (by Michael Cunningham), incredibly enough. I liked the book, but it was a bit confusing. This movie took all the confusing stuff and used it as leit-motif, so you could understand the themes that confused you when you read it. Look for things related to trash, eggs, kisses, and being late. You could imagine watching the three lives of the women portrayed as a play, but there is a distinctly filmic twist to the movie (mostly having to do with use of montage). It's very subtle, but you don't need to have read the book to understand it. Julianne Moore gets my vote for best of the three (although this is really tough) because she does so much with so little. Which is precisely why I find her so interesting an actor.

year: 2002
length: 114 min.
rating: 4.0
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274558/combined