Period Drama at it's best

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2009)

If you want an engine then go to Germany, if you want a fine wine then go to France but if you want a period drama of sublime beauty that will stay with you forever then go to England.
Not since Bride's Head Revisited have I seen a film deliver so flawlessly on every level. Every scene, every movement, every nuance of emotion is painted with the brush stroke of a master. A beautiful, bittersweet tale told magnificently.
I never tire of Ralph Fiennes and here he is at his best. I always rated Keira Knightley as many others may; namely an averagely good actress that is very pleasing on the eye, but on this occasion she excelled herself.
Dim the lights, turn off the phone and if you are not impressed by the end of the movie then ask the Devil for your soul back.