Brilliant, loved every moment

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 2005)

I went to see this with with a degree of scepticism, and very fond memories of the TV series and Colin Firth as Mr Darcy. No need to worry, I do believe they met the challenge of every English female to have watched the TV series with "that" scene in it and maybe even surpassed it... it took my breath away.
This version has been filmed with sensitivity and emotional insight, telling more with a glance here and a look there than a thousand words can say. Having said that the vocal "sparring" between Lizzie and Mr Darcy is both intelligent and witty. The whole picture house joined in with the journey, sighing, laughing and gasping in all the same places.
I felt completely at home with all the characters, Keira is wonderful as Elizabeth, Mathew Macfadyen, tremendous as Darcy, Brenda Blethyn outstanding as Mrs Bennet, Donald Sutherland a joy to watch as always. Nobody disappoints in this ensemble and I spent the most uplifting 2 hours of my time for a very long while, and left feeling happy and content, with a tear in my eye and a spring in my step.