AWFUL! I suggest you watch the TV mini series for the actual feel..

Rating: 2/10 (5 September 2005)

I was absolutely looking forward to this film.. I was looking forward to Donald Sutherland and Brenda Blethyn, had never heard of Matthew Macfayden and thought that Keira Knightley could never pull this one off...
Well after the first twenty minutes, I had been curling my toes, knocking about my knees and yawning... I did not feel the passion Darcy had no charisma and Keira Knightley always had a blank expression on her face that meant no character build up..
What a waste of money and script.. Austen must be really shaking her bones at this one...
If you are a Austen fan and want to watch the film and RELIVE the story then stick to the TV mini series (1995) .. you can buy it on DVD, after seeing this I bought it straight away... Colin Firth is the one and only Darcy, the mystery the charisma, the sexiness, huskiness can only have been COLIN FIRTH... and as for Miss Bennet the childish charm, the freshness and the genuine character was played by Jennifer Ehle..
Conclusion is... forget paying to watch this version... save your money for the popcorn and tortilla crisps and stay home for the TV mini series.. Unless of course you're a Sutherland fan...(the only reason why you would need to watch the 2005 remake)