Jane Austen would turn in her grave

Rating: 1/10 (1 February 2006)

I haven't actually seen this film, but I don't need to. You only have to look at the cast list to see how appalling it's going to be. I agree with the comments from ferrerogrrl, it's probably O.K if you know nothing about the author or book, but I suspect that even if you have read it only once or seen the BBC adaptation this film will annoy you to the quick. As someone who has read Pride and Prejudice at least 20 times, studied it for GCSE and who is also a big Austen fan, I sceptical of even the BBC adaptation. However having seen it and also having read about and watched a documentary on the making of it, I know the makers were true to the period and author. Keira Knightley is just far too scrawny and modern looking to be a believable Lizzy, Rosamund Pike too tough for Jane and as for Donald Sutherland, well where do I start! As with the film adaptation of Emma versus the small screen version, save your money and buy the BBC version on DVD!