A total disappointment, nothing remotely resembling Jane Austen

Rating: 1/10 (17 September 2006)

I had thought about writing a criticism detailing why this film of Jane Austen's delightful, satirical and penetrating observation of early English 19th cent. society was so disappointing and a total disaster but I find the job has been more than adequately done by seraph sister (UK) who wrote the first comment. I endorse EVERYTHING she wrote, including her strong recommendation to get, or see, the 10-year BBC version with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth which is a revelation of the art of dramatising a classic novel. One laments the fact that the dumbing down of the BBC these days has meant such intelligent adaptations are now virtually a thing of the past.