I never thought anyone could outdo Colin Firth as Darcy...

Rating: 10/10 (28 November 2005)

I still love the A&E version of "Pride & Prejudice" but this new version has much to recommend it as well. It's much earthier and, I must say, sexier than A&E's version. Matthew MacFadyen is wonderful. You could hear the women in the audience gasp whenever he came on the screen. I saw an interview with him where he said that his take on Darcy was that he was just shy. That was an interesting slant on the character, and makes him much more human and less haughty than other versions. Keira Knightly is lovely as always, and Brenda Blethyn was a hoot as Mrs. Bennet.I also thought the actor who played Mr. Wickham was much more attractive than the one in the A&E version. It was harder to believe that he would turn out to be such a rat, he had such a sweet face. "Pride and Prejudice" is a wonderful story of which I never tire. They could make a hundred versions and I would see them all.