Good matches!

Rating: 9/10 (5 October 2007)

Touching romance. I liked it. Then I went to watch the 1995 mini version. Shocked by the Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) in the mini series. That Mr. Darcy is stunning and unbelievable. Most charming male character ever created in movie history! However, that is also what makes me feel the Lizzy in that version is not a good enough match for Mr. Darcy. To be frank, to attract someone like Mr. Darcy, being very clever is probably not enough. She needs to be stunningly beautiful too.For this reason, I think in this 2005 version Mr. Darcy and Lizzy is a better match.Although, this version is not so faithful to the original novel and the overall performance is not as good, I still think it is a very touching story and well performed. Both Mr. Darcy and Lizzy are attractive.
I think Jane in this movie is better than the Jane in the mini too. Seem reason. It is not possible to attract a handsome and rich young man at once without stunning beauty. This is the fact of life! Apparently this fact was ignored in the mini series. If Jane is not very beautiful, what else does she has to deserve Mr. Binley's immediate love? Good performance skills can't be convincing enough. So, well done, 2005 version.
Not perfect of course,Lizzy smiles too much.Mr. Binley's smile was a bit silly once. And, the original dialogs and settings could be better used....However, I still voted it 9 out of 10, because I feel two better matches in this movie.