Watchable, but nothing compared to the 1995 mini series

Rating: 6/10 (5 March 2006)

Not that bad of a movie, but compared to the BBC mini series made in 1995, the movie falls short. The characters just aren't as nicely worked out. Mr. Darcy is far too nice throughout the whole thing and Mrs. Bennet isn't wacky enough. I also thought some plot twists were left out and oversimplified.
Also, the whole movie seemed rather slow to me. And I know that's not due to the story. I think the slowness is partly due to the many arty farty camera shots. Lots of scenery. A shot of Lizzie sitting on a swing, spinning around (which i didn't really understand the point of).
Last but not least, the ending made no sense at all to me. It was a very weird way to end the movie, in my opinion.
The whole movie was a bit too Hollywoodian for my tastes. The story is still brilliant, and the scenery was nice, so 6 out of 10 for that. It's worth a look if you haven't read the book and want a nicely polished up, modern version of the story. But if you want to see good actors, in a good film that's true to the story and the time the book was written in: go and watch the mini series. It's much nicer.