Surprising it is too that this movie is very good and well made, but at the end of the day this is a "chick flick". Maybe Clint is getting soft in his old age!

The story is told back in story form after the death of Streep's character in a diary to her grown children.

Eastwood plays Robert Kincaid a National Geographic photographer who has come to Madison County to take pictures of there world famous covered bridges for a story in an upcoming issue.

There he meets Francesa Johnson (Meryl Streep) a married house wife who's family have gone to the state fair for a week and have left her on her lonesome. From there a love affair ensues.

The Bridges Of Madison County is a good movie if a little long. Great for women, not so good for most men as it will bore the tears out of them.

The Bridges Of Madison County is completely sharp throughout with excellent definition.

Shadow detail was excellent.

Colors were vivid and well rendered.

There were MPEG artifacts visible. Film artifacts were few and far between.