Pride and Prejudice- nothing compared to 1995

Rating: 7/10 (25 September 2005)

As a very big fan of the wonderful 1995 adaptation of p&p, i was a little disappointed when i found out that p&p was about to be remade. as with all remakes it seems to ruin your memories. At first i thought that keira knightly was not the type of person i would have as Elizabeth Bennet whatsoever, she doesn't seem to be period type actress. period films are better when the actors are not that well known.(i feel that anyway). however i decided i would go and see it and just see what its like.
When the film began and showed the Bennett's house, i thought that it was very American in its setting. the house looked extremely old and was dirty and muddy. the family actually looked like they could have bath. their hair was considerably messy and i could not understand what the father was saying sometimes Cos he slurs when he talks.
there is no doubt that keira is a good actress and she did play the part well, except for her looking extremely skinny in her tiny dresses. she has the wit of Elizabeth, (no doubt watched Jennifer ehles performance). altogether she was quite good.
Mr Darcy, Mathew Mcfadden i did not feel was the real Mr Darcy that we all know, he didn't live up to Colin firth whatsoever, but he wasn't there to copy him. he did look stern at all times but didn't have enough pride in his countenance.
Kitty and Lydia were very silly, and they are supposed to play a big part in the firm especially Lydia, but i didn't feel that they were in the film much, and when they were it didn't seem important what they were doing because it wasn't delved into deep enough. Also the aunt and uncle, they were hardly in it and the scenes were rushed. Mr Collins was one of stronger actors and did make me feel kind of sorry for him at times unlike the 1995 one. Charlotte Lucas was a good actress and was great in the film. Mr wick hams part didn't seem important as his was rushed through and Georgiana Darcy. miss bingley was okay, her part was played well. the mother i thought would be a bit more neurotic but at times did make me laugh a little. the father i had explained he slurs when he speaks and is difficult to understand.
the main thing that i was very disappointed is that when i read someones review before i went to the cinema it said that the end was better than the 1995 version i was expecting a huge wedding and a lot more stuff to happen. but what did i find, there was no wedding! the film just ended on a happy note and that was it.
i found the film okay but nothing compared to the 1995 version, if you have seen the 1995 one you wont like this, to me it was incredibly rushed. if you haven't then you might like it, but it is not a brilliant version.