Has to fight to hold our attention and it doesn't always succeed.
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Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
For all the beauty it struggles to bring forth, Snow Falling on Cedars is painfully prosaic.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Movies made from serious novels are often ridiculed as unworthy of their sources, but this one may be too worthy -- too reverent, too showy, too earnest.