Absolutely no respect for the period or the novel

Rating: 1/10 (8 October 2006)

The wrong dresses, the wrong hair, the wrong ball, the wrong house, the absolutely wrong farm on which the Bennetts lived, the oh-so-wrong dialogue, with the crowning horror being the trash spoken by Knightley and MacFadyen (they were *not* Elizabeth and Darcy) at the end of the movie.
Watching the bonus materials on the DVD was illuminating - the actors said how "motherly" Mrs. Bennett was, and how much they enjoyed being part of such a close, happy family. I can only assume that they had never read the novel.
The mischaracterisations have been discussed in detail by other reviewers. Two which stood out for me...
*Mary is just so wrong, played as sensitive and pathetic, instead of oblivious and self-centered.
*Mr and Mrs Bennett have an intimate moment discussing what happened that day... I shake my head in wonder at the lack of understanding of their relationship.