Great acting, but what's with the script??

Rating: 7/10 (3 March 2006)

Pride and Prejudice is excellent in terms of acting, set design, and costume design. My problem is with the script writing. It takes balls to re-write a classic, Emma Thompson did it in Sense and Sensibility without ruining the language, so why did they need to DUMB DOWN the story? All the SUBTLETIES of the original text are LOST in this adaptation. On a brighter note, Keira Knightley was fantastic as Elizabeth. She was both stunning and elegant. Dame Judy Dench makes a wonderful Lady Catherine, stern and disapproving. Matthew Macfadyen was fabulous as Mr. Darcy. Overall, it was a great movie and certainly worthy of a viewing if you don't happen to be a Pride & Prejudice addict, such as myself.