Absolutely terrible

Rating: 1/10 (4 August 2006)

Everything about this movie is horribly wrong. The characters, who in both the book and the 1995 version of the movie starring Colin Firth are lively, entertaining and delightfully written, are destroyed in this version of the film. They lack depth, purpose, and are entirely devoid of spirit. I cannot see how anyone who hasn't either read the book or seen the 1995 film could possibly understand any of the motives behind the characters or purpose of the story. The movie tells the story in fast-forward, (though with plenty of pointless artistic shots in lieu of important story information) while leaving out necessary development and giving an incredibly false feeling behind all of the relationships. The movie is chopped up, entirely watered down, and a terrible disappointment.