Complete Departure from all 3 previous versions.

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2005)

I was bowled over by the revolutionary break from ++elegant++ traditional P&P houses and settings characterizing the earlier P&P versions; absolutely wonderful and so much more what I imagine the reality was of that place - country England - and time. I was very disappointed with some of the dialogue which was so contemporary, and with what the script writer/s left out, some scenes where the dialogue faded away to nothing. Worst of all, for me, the speech was so fast in places it was unrealistic and very off-putting. Lastly, Elizabeth - Kiera Knightley is extremely attractive, but the world's greatest actress ?? Give me a break ... compared to the 1980s and 1990s Elizabeths, Kiera was very superficial. She has an extremely expressive face and is very attractive ... but her voice ... ugh! Overall though, a fabulous addition to the collection of P&Ps!!