The Last of the Mohicans: Directors Definitive Cut

When we received this DVD to review, I looked at the cover of the DVD and thought to myself, “That is Daniel Day-Lewis?!” Then I looked at the back and was reminded that this movie was made in 1992. Oh what a difference 18 years makes Daniel Day-Lewis.

Based on the literary classic by James Fennimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans takes place in the majestic mountains and awe-inspiring forests of war-torn Colonial America. In the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe, Twelve Monkeys, We Were Soldiers), the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers, including Hawkeye (Day-Lewis), a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate romance soon blossoms between Cora and Hawkeye, but many forces test their love as they continue to journey through the Frontier.

This would not be my choice of movie to watch, and until now I had never seen The Last of the Mohicans but had always heard about it in entertainment related press. Daniel Day-Lewis certainly gained critical acclaim for the movie (he was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Actor, won an Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor, and won London Critics Circle Film Awards Actor of the Year) so I figured it was something I could watch with my husband based on that.

While I wasn’t a fan of the violence, the love story kept me interested. Special features in the Directors Definitive Cut include:

All New Widescreen Director’s Definitive Cut

Commentary by Director Michael Mann

The Making Of The Last of the Mohicans featuring new interviews with Daniel Day-Lewis

Theatrical Trailers

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