is an original take on a well loved story

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2005)

I really looked forward to watching this film and i wasn't disappointed, the acting, music and the locations made the 2 hours sitting in the cinema fly by. I loved the raw look of the film most of all, it made the story so much more realistic. Having watched the 95' Colin firth version the film did seem on "fast forward" at the start and i would have liked to have seen more of the Wickham and Lydia story played out, but i understood a lot more of the emotion of the time and what life would have been like. This makes the 95' version seem a bit too "pretty" and clean cut. The romance was better shown in this version as well with the first engagement scene showing how well Darcy related to Elizabeth. Overall the film was fabulous and i would recommend it even to those who love the Colin firth version so much. I cant wait for this to come out on DVD now!