CherryBerry

Call me naive, but I didn't care about the camera angles. I simply did not notice. My eyes were too focused on Mr. Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman...*sigh* I loved his work in "Someone like you" but he was just literally stunning in this movie. If you haven't seen it yet, please go see it. I'm sure you'd like it too. I am at least going to go back and see it once more. Yes, it was that great. Well, at least I thought it was. It was the..old 'style' movie that you don't often see now-a-days in our world of "James Bond", or "Die Hard", or the "Matrix"..It was just an old fashioned love story. I am a sucker for romantic comedies. The one thing I really did not like about the movie was Meg Ryan's hairstyle. It just didn't do it for me. Sorry Meg! Other than that, I enjoyed her acting, and onscreen chemistry with Hugh. It was sweet. Almost too sweet. But, that's alright. Above all, I came to see a movie. To see a love story unfold. I didn't come to study camera angles, and direction. It really wasn't that bad. Hugh Jackman, as Leopold, can literally charm the pants off of almost any woman he pleases. No offense meant in that last statement. He portrays a character who has never felt love, until he happens to come to the 21st Century and fall in love with Kate. You have to really sympathize with both characters, who were indeed meant to be together. It leaves the viewer wondering if something as magical as that could really happen...It left me "floating on a dream" for hours. It's the kind of story that you could tell your kids, maybe even take them to see.

In conclusion, Kate and Leopold is a must see movie. It is a classic story of "Prince Charming" [Duke of Albany], with a twist. -- 10/10

This version of Jane Eyre is simply AMAZING! If you haven't seen it already, you should because there will never be another like it. This four-hour adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel hardly leaves out the crucial parts that are often left out and overlooked by the other versions I've seen. For the fans of the novel, you will find that this movie includes many lines straight from the novel. You may be surprised on how easy to follow this movie is. I have watched the movie with the book in hand to help answer any questions I may have had.

The dashing Timothy Dalton fits the part of Edward Fairfax Rochester, almost too well, except for one thing; he is FAR too handsome for the Rochester spoken of in the novel! :) Despite this, he brings the Rochester created in my mind to life, because with every line he spoke, Timothy brought a fiery magic to his character. "He was born to play the role," some have said. I must say, I agree. I have watched this movie many times over, and I hardly find a fault to his performance. I think that if I was closer to Tim's age, that I would find my self-swooning over his fine features and magnetic accent. Accents are so sexy! Come on ladies, don't you agree?! :)

Yes, I could go on forever talking about him, but, now I must move on to Zelah Clarke, who although may seem too old to play the part of Jane Eyre, shared a great chemistry with her co-star. Their onscreen chemistry is too magnificent to put into words. Some have said she was not `plain enough' to play the role, I agree that she was pretty, but I think she fit her role just as well as Timothy. I hope that she is well remembered for playing the part of the plain, quakerish governess for decades to come. After all, She deserves to be remembered because of her acting talents. They both [Dalton & Clarke] have immortalized the classic story that touches on the idea that Love is blind. Love knows no age limits.

In conclusion, this truly is an old-fashioned romance movie, and the settings and supporting characters add to the incredible adaptation from the novel to the movie. Bravo, BBC!