thoroughly entertaining...

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2005)

I had very low expectations for this movie, after all, what could measure up to the 1995 mini series...? However, i was pleasantly surprised, the movie retains all the wit of Austen whilst brining the story forward to todays audience. Mcfadyen brought an entirely different meaning to the character of Darcy, making the audience believe he is a character trapped in a personality not his own, but what he feels he must portray to society. Knightly was the best I've ever seen her, she sparkled as a youthful and headstrong Elizabeth, inquisitive in every look and intelligent in every word.
Not to be compared to the fantastic 1995 mini series, this adaptation was beautifully acted and directed in an entirely new and refreshing fashion.