Hardcore Fans May Not Like It

Rating: 5/10 (5 November 2015)

If you are not familiar with the original story, you may actually enjoy this, but if you are a big fan of the book and both of the BBC series, you may find yourself wanting.
Visually the movie is great and done very well. The actors do their part fairly well, but there are some things I find annoying which I will mention below. Matthew Macfadyen does a decent job as Mr. Darcy and is definitely handsome enough. Keira is OK Elizabeth, but I don't think that is her fault.
The part written for Charles Bingley was most annoying as he comes across like a bumbling idiot. It is very hard to watch his scenes without being annoyed at how stupid he comes across. I would expect more of a friend of Mr. Darcy. Keira as Elizabeth is OK, like I said above, but she doesn't come across as sensible as the Lizzy in the book as fan of the book would expect.
The interpretation of the story I find somewhat lacking as so many details are left out, and key characters seem to be missing and/or glossed over, such as the part Wickham plays in the story. I realize they probably had to cut some of the content to make it 129 minutes, but in this day and age they probably could have afforded another 30 minutes to do it a bit more justice, as so many movies today do, or even split it into two parts.
All in all, if you've never read the book, or have not been spoiled by both BBC series, then this may appeal to you for face value. It does have its moments where it really shines, but compared to what has come before it, it pales.