you'll love it...if you haven't read the book or seen the bbc version

Rating: 6/10 (25 February 2006)

i really wanted to like this film...and it is good but not quite satisfying. rosamund pike is radiant as jane bennett. while most of the casts gives a slightly more human take on the characters. Mr. darcy in this version isn't really proud but shy. and tom hollander's Mr. collins is perfect, we may mock him but not without a bit of sympathy. the cinematography is stunning, the director takes a very modern, realistic approach to the camera movements and the stunning photography of the British landscape elevates the film. yet at the same time, wright also resorts to contrived mtv-inspired shots. these are meant to create tension and to let us see more deeply into the characters minds, but just came off as cheesy. this was forgivable, what's not is keira knightley's performance. i've never seen her act but have obviously heard of her and read articles praising her talent. but she has a tomboyish quality that just doesn't translate to the requisite grace required for the role. her performance deprives the movie of what it needed most, a heart. this pride and prejudice is very lovely to look at but it doesn't steal your heart.