The greatest movie ever made..!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I've been wanting to see this for some time and was glad I finally got a copy. I'm not a huge Robert E. Howard fan, but I do have some of his stories. I'm mainly interested in his correspondence with Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith. But, even if you have no idea who Howard was, this is still a good little film to check out.It takes place in Texas in the 1930's. A young schoolteacher and budding pulp writer Howard meet and then start dating, sort of. Other than the fact they both love writing, there isn't a whole lot in common between the two. But, they do have chemistry, and the movie has one of the best cinematic kisses I can recall. If you know anything about Howard, you know what will be in this movie. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, so I'll not discuss that. But, you do get a glimpse into the world of the man who created Conan(who has a new feature film sans Arnold in the near future) and Solomon Kane(who has a feature film on the cusp of release). Yes, Howard was unusual. Not crazy, but certainly sheltered and depressed, alone and living in his fantasy world.I can't recommend this enough for his fans, writers, etc. Hearing Howard discuss receiving a letter from HP Lovecraft almost made me have to change my drawers. I was so hoping Lovecraft would be in the film, even for 2 minutes, but you will be disappointed if you are looking for him. That is the only scene with anything about him and if you aren't paying attention, you'll miss it. I don't know how long it will take for Hollywood to get its act together to make a good Lovecraft biopic, God knows we need one and there is so much fertile ground in his life that it would trump even this film.Oddly enough, the film references Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield twice. I happen to be reading the book now, which I thought was an incredibly weird coincidence. I had to cover my ears so none of the plot would be given away, D'oh! Anyway, watch this movie.

I think that this is a great love story that never happened. But I am not sure that it is about a great love between Novalynne and Bob Howard, in fact I think it is about a great love between Bob and his Mom that could never come to fruition due to their blood relationship.He was so tied to his Mom that he could never really be released from that relationship to form a real adult relationship with a woman his own age. I think it is very telling that he took the irrevocable step that he did upon her death.If you have read the "Conan the Barbarian books" then you can't help but be interested in the guy who thought up all that macho he-man stuff and wrote it in excellent true pulp fiction style. The truth about him is far more tragic and interesting than I would have thought before seeing this movie. I recommend it not only for the wonderful period detail (despite a few glitches) but because it is a real story about real flawed people.

We are Surprised at how many people said this movie was wonderful. We fast-forwarded through most of the long, drawn-out walking and driving scenes. (Similar to the movie "THE War Of The Worlds".) That, and the arguments and disagreements were depressing.On the other hand, Vincent D'Onofrio did a great job portraying his character. He reminded us of my nephew.OK, now I need 10 lines of text for this submission to be accepted. That would make this comment long and drawn out, just like the movie was. And almost as boring. But that would be really hard to be more boring than the movie was.

The setting was wonderful, and the way small-town life and attitudes were portrayed were also wonderful. Zellweger showed enormous emotional range in this film. D'Onofrio was somewhat irritating, and he was a producer of this film, and I don't know if was his acting or the direction that made it that way. In the end, since he committed suicide, it was right to portray him as someone who was really high-strung. The movie certainly showed women as very independent, or at least as having independence if they really went after it. As having a career. And that was the crux of the plot: feminine independence versus male dominance. Of course, for Bob, it was his mother that dominated his life and on whom he was totally dependent, could not leave home, and Ann Wedgworth played that part very well.