Nice but...

Rating: 6/10 (7 October 2006)

This movie is in many aspects far better than BBC's Pride & Prejudice series (1995). Costumes that don't give the impression of night-dresses. Better group scenes (a ball is what it should be and not a dinner party at aunt Marcie's). Good cast of supporting actors. Rosamund Pike, is all Jane Bennet should be: nice looking, fresh, shy. Brenda Blethyn's less hysteric version of Ms Bennet is enjoyable. Tom Hollander's performance is just splendid.
Having said this much, I must admit that I didn't like this movie even half as much as I liked the BBC version. It just lacked this magical thing that makes your heart beats faster... quite a big accusation for a romantic movie don't you think?