Title: The Scarlet Letter Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall Directed by: Roland Joffe Genre:  Romantic Drama Rated: R for violence and sensuality Rating: **** (out of ****) Regardless of what the general public has to say about it, The Scarlet Letter was a great movie. It's about a love affair during the Puritan times and how it effects the two lovers and the two around them. It begins when two Puritan citizens, Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale (Gary Oldman) happen by fate to run into each other. Their first encounters turn into a temptation and lusting for each other, which on town counts is forbidden. One, Arthur is a Reverend and supposedly void from all temptation and Hester is married. So, for two years they part from one another, and, though they vow that their temptation will leave them entirely, it doesn't; merely grows stronger. However, after two years of being seperated, knews arrives to Hester that her husband, Dr. Roger Prynne has been attacked by Native American Algonquins and killed. Upon hearing the knews, Hester and Arthur begin an affair that they must keep secret under law for seven years before acceptable into society. However, when Hester becomes impregnated with Arther's child the town is furious and marks her an adultress. On top of all this, Hester's husband Roger (Robert Duvall) returns and has been slowly corrupted into madness by the Algonquin ways. The Scarlet Letter is a vivid drama about love forbidden in a town of suspicion and paranoia. The directing job was astounding, so I decided to credit Roland Joffe for his superb job. The acting was on par with fabulous, which is a far step for Demi Moore. The last film I saw her in was A Few Good Men and let's just say this by far made up for her previous folly. The Scarlet Letter was amazing and thus deserves a spot on the Alaay's Classics list. -Alaay-