I so wanted to like this movie

Rating: 1/10 (28 November 2005)

Keira Knightley is just plain horrible as Elizabeth. Yes, she's pretty but her Elizabeth struck me as shallow, silly and selfish. I never once believed she was someone Darcy would be "bewitched" by. I couldn't wait for the movie to end. I started seriously checking my watch at about the one hour and twenty minute mark. Beautiful footage of the countryside is not enough to carry a film. Too bad. This is usually such a great story. I would like to see Matthew MacFadyen in something else though. He looks like he might be interesting. Anyone have any suggestions? As for the Americanized ending - I'd hardly call it romantic. Awkward was more like it. Some things are better left to the imagination.