trish-fowlie
Joined Jan 2012
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I was slightly reluctant to watch this as Andrew Davies is prone to add more in your face sex than the book can stand. Couldn't watch his "War & Peace" for more than 20 minutes, though love the book (read X3).
He's not done a bad job on this. Oversimplification naturally, but well cast and beautiful settings.
He's not done a bad job on this. Oversimplification naturally, but well cast and beautiful settings.
Photography is beautiful and the actors do their best with a script which is anaemic in comparison with the novel on which the film is based. Many of the more interesting characters in the book are omitted, along with half of the setting - the people who live on the waterways. The ending is unbelievable.
It's very difficult to make a film drama where the two protagonists are still alive, universally known and arouse strong feelings in millions of people.
I was reluctant to watch it but agreed to see it with family. And enjoyed it greatly.
The acting is terrific, the mix of sadness and humour, fact and invention, past and present, is well balanced and the dialogue is good.
It was a courageous decision to make a film about such recent events but it has succeeded.
The acting is terrific, the mix of sadness and humour, fact and invention, past and present, is well balanced and the dialogue is good.
It was a courageous decision to make a film about such recent events but it has succeeded.
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