Brilliant costume drama!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2008)

I went to this film at the cinema with my friends with not very high expectations of the film, mainly because I very rarely watch these genre of films. However, about fifteen minutes into the movie, I found myself completely astounded with the fantastic storyline and the terrific performances from the actors.
For me, there was nothing that was unsatisfactory about the movie itself, however, I think many of the passionate love scenes were unnecessary but still, that is just my personal opinion.
Generally, I thought the film was riveting and would recommend anyone to see this film even if you don't think 'it's your sort of film'.
Keira Knightley has never really been a favourite actress of mine, but her performance as 'the duchess' was phenomenal and she made the part her own and acted it so well.
In conclusion, this was a 10/10 movie, loved it!!