pretty good

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2005)

It is extremely hard to see this film without immediately comparing it to the 1995 version with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy. However, once you have adjusted to the changes and settle down to watch it, it is very enjoyable. Keira Knightley surprised me as i did not have very high expectations for her performance as Elizabeth Bennet. She was good but not great as she spent the first half of the film giggling rather annoyingly. Again without making comparisons, i thought the rest of the family were also good, particularly Jane. Mr Darcy took time to get used to as well, but by the end i decided that I liked his performance the best, though i had met the actor before from the TV series 'spooks'.
The script ran well throughout most of the film. However there were some slips, when somebody said that something would be 'great' and when Jane commented that she was 'so over him'. Overall i enjoyed the film and i walked out of the cinema feeling satisfied instead of feeling that it had betrayed the previous version.