This is the real thing, and real things don't come along very often, so you'd better snap them up when they do.

For all the film's effectiveness as a love story, I often felt I was being hurried through a busy itinerary.

The result is completely intoxicating.

Among many achievements, John Seal's strikingly precise photography draws contrast, which is significant in the text, between sensual imagery of the adulterous affair between Fiennes and Scott Thomas and jarring images of desert wartime brutality.

It's a sweeping romance with many good aspects, but not enough to justify the time you spend watching.

Yes, it's beautifully shot, well-acted, and rich with history lessons. But how can we cheer for heroes who sell out their friends and nation for an extramarital affair?

This is a very sad movie, indeed -- but one filled with cinematic artistry.

As the sensitive Hana, Binoche delivers one of the most incandescent performances I've ever had the pleasure to watch.

It's Casablanca set amid the swirling Sahara sands of North Africa and the voluptuous hills of Tuscany.