A wonderful romance

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2006)

I'm very surprised at the negative comments re this picture. I have read the original novel several times and have to admit that it was lovely watching the brilliant "condensed" version on screen without the windy, tedious and often boring conversations and letters which the characters in Jane Austen's book carried on and wrote. This was "romance in a nutshell", the acting was very good (would have loved to have seen much more of Dame Judi Dench), the soundtrack was magnificent. I have the CD and play it very often---Dario Marianelli was robbed at the Oscars! My daughters and I will cherish this film always. We bought it the day it come out on DVD, but I am so glad we saw it on the big screen, too.
As for the thought that younger people will not be interested in the original novels once they are brought to the screen, my daughters are so enchanted by this movie, they all intend to read the novel, as well, and they will.
How sad that this lovely piece of film-making wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. Instead, something called "Crash" won......(sigh)