In war-torn Colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro, 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, 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.
...the action is richly detailed and thrillingly staged.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
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...not as authentic and uncompromised as it claims to be - more of a matinee fantasy than it wants to admit - but it is probably more entertaining as a result.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
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He conceives of the story as if it were a gigantic piece of mood music.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
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...big, bold, and gloriously sweeping.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
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Mann wasn't thinking story, he was thinking scheme. Keep the eyes and ears dazzled, he reasons, and the substance will follow.