Pride and Prejudice

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2005)

The movie Pride and Prejudice was exceptional. The love portrayed between Elizabeth Bennet (Kira Knightley) and Mr.Darcy ( Matthew MacFadyen) was at its best. The level of romance between the characters in situations such as, the scene where Mr. Darcy assisted Ms. Bennet into the carriage, the confrontation at proposal and the final scenes all were romantic at amazingly precise level for the time the film took place. It brings back a legitimate and perfect love to a world overzealous with sexuality. It was decent and romantic and I applaud Joe for giving such a sweet vision into love without pride or prejudice.
Then again, in other areas the movie lacked. In comparison to the novel and the BBC television series the part of Elizabeth Bennet was weak. Elizabeth Bennet is a strong woman figure and Kightley did not play a satisfying part. Kira was not bold enough to be called a Elizabeth Bennet perhaps she lacks experience in acting but she needed a bit more maturity and presence to fulfill the role. Mr. Darcy in this movie in comparison to a Colin Firth's acting in the BBC edition was good. Although Firth had a better grasp of the characters pride MacFadyen like Firth had a commanding presence and was awfully romantic. I believe both Firth and Macfadyen played Darcy very well. What really upset me, although minor, was the appearance of the Bennet family and the country people. They looked dirty and Elizabeth's Bennet hair was always a mess. The Bennets status was not so low and in the past at there appropriate status woman always fixed themselves up exceptionally well it was disappointing to see Kira look so when she had such a high potential to look good. Not every thing is appearance but you don't have to be so terrible put together. Mr.Bingley in the movie was fantastic, I really enjoyed his acting. Thus, the movie was great but there it was flawed. Overall, when I left the theater I wasn't so satisfied.