Hollywood Nonsense

Rating: 1/10 (1 October 2006)

Oh dear! I have no choice but to give this movie a generous one star. This latest adaptation of PnP forgot to adapt the novel. They copied some dialogues from the novel here and there and then added some really dumb ones as if the novel didn't have enough spectacular lines. Babe the pig made a special appearance. Where did that come from? They made the Bennets as poor as the servants as if to justify Keiras malnourished state. Mr Bennet looks like he's on drugs. Mrs Bennet is not annoying enough to be Mrs Bennet. Dame Judi Dench's talent was wasted. Mr Bingley is a complete moron. I don't know why they bothered to put George Wickam in the picture, he didn't make any impact at all. Elizabeth is no better than her younger sisters. Keira should have eaten first before doing this film or perhaps her anorexic state is due to so much housework they made her do.Mr Darcy never had a strong presence and I never once thought he was handsome. Mathew Macfadyen tried very hard to make Darcy romantic but forgot to be proud in the process. The whole cast look as if they just came out of the washing machine. There are so many things that made this film a failure as an adaptation and I am not even going to compare this to the much loved 1995 BBC mini series because there is no comparison. This film made a mess of itself all on its own.