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Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2001)

Yesterday, I saw it for the second time, and it was just as delightful as it was the first time. In fact, I may have laughed harder because I was able to catch things I had missed the first time.
Renee Zellwegger was great, Colin Firth was (sigh) wonderful, Hugh Grant was a brilliant cad, Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent were terrific... I could go on forever. True, it doesn't follow the book exactly, but the departures worked for me. "Pride & Prejudice" is one of my favorite books, and BJD does for P&P what "Clueless" did for "Emma" and "Metropolitan" did for "Mansfield Park." It's a modernization that shows respect for the original.
I'll probably see it a couple of more times before the DVD comes out. Does anyone know when this is scheduled?