I love, I love, I love this movie

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2006)

I am not burdened by having seen the famous BBC "P & P" from 1995, nor have I read the original Austen book. I saw "Pride & Prejudice" first and foremost for Keira Knightley, who has bewitched me. She throws herself into Lizzie, and we cheer for her throughout, as she fends off unwanted suitors and interfering rich matrons with equal parts aplomb and sarcasm. Her performance retains the veneer of the period, but her attitudes and behavior as a strong-willed, independent woman are quite modern.
Lizzie's final walk through the fields, an impeccably staged and filmed treat for movie-lovers everywhere, are the most exquisite two minutes I have ever seen in a motion picture. I can not stop watching it on the DVD, over and over again (1:51:40-1:53:53). Thanks, Joe Wright. You and your crew have fashioned a timeless image that hopeless romantics like myself can savor forever.
"I'm sure the feelings which hindered your regard will help you overcome it."