Captain Corelli's Mandolin (DVD) Reviews

Captain Corelli's Mandolin was critically savaged upon its release, which was embarrassing for me at the time as I'd seen an early preview and posted a glowing review of it online. With the benefit of hindsight, I stick to my guns for the most part. The majority of the criticism seemed to come from people who didn't like Nicolas Cage, taking the ...  Read the complete review

This is another film that I have seen after I have read the book and was at first dissapointed when it did not match up to the book. However I have seen it a few more times and have revised my view. The book covers a much wider canvas than the film. The film focuses on the romance between Pelagia and Antonio and the events on ...  Read the complete review

Having never read the book or indeed had any interest in the story it was with great "anticipation" that I settled down with my wife on Saturday evening to watch this movie ( it was her choice !! ) To say this is a : Chick Flick" would be a bit of an injustice, as my wife really didn't enjoy it much the same as I ...  Read the complete review

Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and his beautiful daughter Pelagia (Penélope Cruz) live and work on the beautiful Greek isle of Kefallonia. Pelagia is in love with handsome fisherman Mandras (Christian Bale) who is eager to prove his worth in the war against the Germans and Italians. He sets off too fight the enemy but after he leaves, the island is ...  Read the complete review

I have read the book and watched the film and I have to say that in some ways, the film does not do justice to the book. I would also say that some aspects of the film are different to the book,and quite a few major changes have been made, however the basic storyline remains. Both Cage and Cruz preform well as Captain Corelli and Pelagia ...  Read the complete review

If Captain Correllis Mandolin is a metaphor for a certain something, then it has to be the big knob of a performance by Nicholas Cage.His silly ascent under par turn is yet another example of why Hollywood should not try and make European film. They completely made a pigs ear with Chocolate and have yet again ruined another great book. Theres ...  Read the complete review

With the book in my mind I decided that it was time to watch the film ready to be disappointed. I knew the film could not be as good as the book as the book had given me hours of entertainment and the film would only take 124 minutes. I was prepared and keen to watch ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Valentines Day arrived; we ...  Read the complete review

A good movie, yet one that is unappreciated if I were to judge by the very few reviews I have seen. Too bad since the book has been a runaway best-seller and the film belongs to a minority genre, that of "historical" works which deal with little-known facts in intelligent, well-informed fashion. Its setting is Cephalonia (the real ...  Read the complete review

I don't think the trailer for this movie did it any favours, it definitely put me well off seeing it at the cinema. Well, it's based on the book by Louis de Bernieres, which I haven't read so can't really comment about how accurate the film is to the original book. If the book is anything like the film, I probably ...  Read the complete review

As you may well be aware by this stage Captain Corellis Mandolin was a bit of a publishing sensation. Louis De Bernieres' novel about love and death on a Greek island was a lot of a crowd pleaser. It was inevitable that sooner or later it'd be filmed. It's taken a few years but the film is here. Adapted for the screen by Shawn ...  Read the complete review

This is a real "old-fashioned" love story. However, it has an unusual and interesting background, being set on one of the Greek islands during first the Italian, and the German occupation during World War II. There has been some criticism of the fact that some of the events relating to Italy's departure from the Axis are not ...  Read the complete review

No doubt about it, it’s a romanticised view of war where tragedies happen conveniently whenever passion is in the air and people join the army just because it seemed like the right thing to do. The setting as from the book is Cephalonia.and the dreamy golds of the island to the blues of the Ionian Sea are fully realised for the ...  Read the complete review

There is always an air of anticipation, and excitement, when a famous, and popular book is converted to the big screen. For those who love the story, they hope the film will heighten the sense of enjoyment that they got from the book, allowing them to view it from a different angle. A good book to film adaption, can make the whole experience ...  Read the complete review

Based on the novel by Louis de Berniere, CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN stars Nic Cage as Corelli, an Italian soldier who, when dureing World War II Italians occupied a Greek island known as Cephallonia, is required to stay at the home of a doctor, played by John Hurt. Corelli is adored by the doctor's daughter, played by Penelope ...  Read the complete review

It was good and I really enjoyed it. The action was great and the love scenes were fantastic. The acting was good and all the guns and special effects were good. I went to the cinema with my friends to see this film and it was good. If you like good films you should see this because it was good. The lighting and music were good and the whole film ...  Read the complete review

I went to see this film with my Mum, not something most teenagers would admit to, but it was a definate chick flick and I enjoyed it thoroughly as a girlie's night out. We both laughed, we both cried, and we both thought it was a brilliant movie, with one difference. My Mum had read the book and I hadn't. She explained to me afterwards ...  Read the complete review

Set in the beautiful island of Cephalonia in Greece in the second world war, with a star-studded cast and an epic feel, you get the idea you may be about to watch something special. Unfortunately, it does not quite live up to expectations. The peaceful and simple island life of a village's inhabitants is about to be shattered by the ...  Read the complete review

You learn something new every day, as people say. And I certainly learnt a valuable life lesson after seeing this movie. When your Favourite Book Of All Time...Ever is made into a film, do not, I repeat, do NOT, no matter how curious, go see the movie. The beautiful story of the love between young Greek peasant girl Pelagia and the ...  Read the complete review

Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a fantastic book, it has rounded, believable characters, a rich and complex plot, evocative scenery and the reader is left with a recurring need to reflect on this enchanting book long after the first read is over. It almost is disappointing to turn the last page, as the reader knows, then, that a good read is ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who are have not read the will-known but unassuming romantic novel, or have not sampled the delights of that small eight-stringed instrument, now is your chance to see the multi-million dollar motion picture production of louis de Berniere’s classic novel. The book concerns a captain in the Italian army, who has ...  Read the complete review