WOW,WOW,and WOW again!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2005)

i have just returned from seeing this and i have to say, i have rarely seen a film that, on a scale of 1-10, i would give a 15.oh my, the ride was so exhilarating, i am actually winded!i think i have actually experienced the most romantic movie i have ever seen, and i am speaking of romance in the full-blown love sense. i am not used to writing ecstatic praise, but this film is so PERFECT that i cannot help myself. i have seen all the Jane Austen film adaptations and i have been a big fan of many of them, particularly Persuasion. This film was, for me, tremendous because it PUT ME IN THE MOMENT.I was living in that time, with those people, with the sounds and the spaces and the colors and the light.To begin with, this film finally got me to grok this English thing about the difference between the middle and the UPPER classes. The film begins by introducing you to the small crowded rooms and noisy goings on of a 5-girl middle class family.Later you will be shown the astounding austere spaciousness and silence of a very upper class abode.Socially, the dichotomy continues to be shown with the loud , merry,crowded middle class country ball v.s. the silent, low-toned restrained and awkward conversations in the drawing rooms of the wealthy. While their worlds are opposite in most ways, the main characters,Elizabeth and Darcy, are both frank, stubborn, head strong, secretive and loyal to those they love.Their relationship,the continual pulse of their push and pull, is the heartbeat of this enthralling film.The acting, every single performance, is spot-on, and the chemistry between the 2 leads is truly provocative and compelling. Do see this film soon; you will not be disappointed.