Jane Austen's classic tale of money, marriage and familial tension has been carried over to the screen once again.

Rating: 9/10 (12 October 2005)

Lovers of great literature AND great movies will think they have died and gone to heaven. This cast is excellent! Keira Knightly's Elizabeth Bennet is so convincing that it could earn her her first Oscar nomination. Judi Dench turns in yet another "tiny" role that could get her Oscar nominated once again, the last time being for a mere 13 minutes on screen in "Shakespeare In Love". Donald Sutherland is wonderfully convincing, he IS Jane Austin's vision of Mr. Bennet! From the moment we meet the Bennet sisters we are drawn into their lives, their joys and their disappointments. The cinematography of the English countryside was haunting. A wonderful cast, fine direction and a screenplay that rolls along so well that it makes you ask, "has it been two hours already?" gives us what may just be the finest adaptation yet.