ending different in Uk and US

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2005)

I love Jane Austen, and took the opportunity to see this movie in London while I was there, before the movie opened in the U.S. In England, the movie ended with Donald Sutherland saying "if any young men come for Mary and 9I forgot the other sister's name) I am entirely at my leisure." The American version has a cheesy add on scene with Elizabeth and Darcy. Like, are we Americans so dumb that we couldn't have figured out it was a happy ending without the hackneyed kiss? The film makers deserve a big Bronx cheer.
Aside from the different ending, which really irks me, this was an interesting adaptation, especially the relationship between the parents. In the book, Mr. Bennet can't stand Mrs. Bennet, who he clearly thinks is an idiot. Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland, who were excellent, played this entirely differently.