Great performances by great actors

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2007)

I literally felt uneducated because I had not seen the first version and had heard so many good things about it from my family. I enjoyed this version so much I have watched it many times now. If you can be educated by a movie, I learned not to judge people to harshly until you know them well enough to stand in their shoes. If you watch movies strictly for entertainment value, this fills that bill also. Donald Sutherland was excellent as the father. He seems more like a father of those times than a lot of portrayals I have seen in other time period movies. Kierra Knightly was superb as a woman who is smart and able to speak her mind no matter the consequences. One of the attributes of a good film is the casting. All the actors came across exactly as the story was trying to be told. Judith Dench can do anything I am convinced. Her make up person deserves an award. Great movie.