Not enough of it!

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2007)

It was a great pity that there were only two hours of it. I would have liked to watch at least another hour of Joe Wright beautifully directed Pride and Prejudice. As I did not see the other one made for the BBC I took the trouble do buy it and last Sunday I watched 8 hours of DVD all together with the 2005 version again. Sorry to say, like many other have said before me, that Mr. Colin Firth fell flat on his nose as he did not have the intensity, the palpable and repressed sexuality of Matthew Macfayden. Keira Knightley was absolutely fascinating, so fresh and genuine; her interpretation of Lizzy is the best I have seen so far ..and I have seen the lot. So what if it was a trifle different from all the others? So much the better. All the other actors so well cast that it was pure entertainment for the eyes to watch them throughout the story telling. The scenery, the photography the stately homes, the balls, the Bennet's house, the country side, everything was so beautiful that my eyes were beaming with joy. Well done! The only lament I can make is the last scene...I would have dearly loved to have seen just a bit more ardor in their embrace. But I have a good imagination and I made do with that.
My compliments to all involved in the making of a brilliant Pride and Prejudice.
Claudia De Maria