My Favorite Adaption

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2007)

This was an absolutely amazing film! I loved it! The acting was superb, the cinematography and directing were excellent. The costumes and setting were great.
On the acting: I don't get it. Most people are being prejudice themselves. Having an actor do a character first does not make them better. I don't understand the criticism of the acting; I thought all the actors were brilliant, especially Ms. Knightley, Mr. MacFayden, and Mr. Sutherland (but when is Donald Sutherland not brilliant?) I actually thought acting better than the 1995 version. They really captured the characters and made them more human and less stiff, especially the two leads.
I have seen all of the other versions, and while I liked them, especially the acclaimed 1995 mini series, there was always something subtle that was in the dynamics of book, but in none the films. This film has it. It is hard to explain, but most can feel it.
All in all: Acting, cinematography, directing, costumes, all great. There is nothing to not love about this film. It has truly captured the wit, the subtle passion and sexiness, the romantic air, and the clever flirting that made Jane Austen's book such an instant classic back in 1813.