Didn't follow the plot of P & P - couldn't get past Elizabeth played badly!

Rating: 1/10 (30 June 2007)

I just couldn't get into this movie. The plot started veering from the book in the first 10 minutes. Elizabeth, played by Kiera Knightly, was so incredibly off the real Elizabeth character and I believe this was the reason why I just couldn't get into this version. This Elizabeth bears absolutely no resemblance to the real Elizabeth that I have grown to love. The reason why the book Pride and Prejudice is so beloved by so many is...the story and the characters. This movie massacres both!
If you like this movie even a little - you will love the real thing. Look at the mini series of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth (1995). It is a great movie - the BEST version of the book. INCREDIBLE! Jennifer Ehle brought a liveliness to Elizabeth - but at the same time stayed true to the original character. It also didn't hurt that Colin Firth played Darcy. In my opinion Firth is the best Darcy - ever.
I was so looking forward to this one. What an incredible disappointment. Keira Knightley, please, for the love of God, close your mouth! (She poses with her mouth ever-so-slightly open in all of her movies - it also drove me nuts in Pirates.)