excellent

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2005)

I recently attended an advance screening of this movie. The 1995 BBC miniseries version is a personal favorite of mine but I think this new movie version has its own merits so I have to disagree with the comments from the viewer who stated that if you saw the miniseries you'll be disappointed with this movie version. This new version is much grittier than previous versions. The chemistry between Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen in the lead roles was electric. I also appreciated that the director went with a younger cast than we've seen in previous versions as that is more true to the book. I think it's a lovely version of the novel and could become the definitive movie version.