a bit rushed

Rating: 6/10 (17 September 2005)

I am an avid fan of the book and the 1995 TV adaptation. The film was always going to be shorter with less detail and the incredibly important play on words. However the overall impression of the story is rushed, the protagonists not that convincing and some of the key parts of the story just yanked out. For me the most important scenes of the story have been changed and underplayed and therefore ruined: Darcy's slighting Elisabeth at the ball and her falling for him at Pemberley. Saying that, it was beautifully shot, with amazing music that makes your heart flutter and with more flesh and energy compared to the BBC's version. But still Matthew McFadden is nothing to Colin Firth's Darcy. So, for all the fans out there, go and see it and judge it for yourself, but I fear you may be disappointed....