Review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) by Sarah . — 01 Dec 2008

Great movie. dramatic. intense. believeable. leaves you with lots to think about. I'm a new fan of Hayley Atwell.

This review of Brideshead Revisited (2008) was written by Sarah . on 01 Dec 2008.

Brideshead Revisited has generally received mixed reviews.

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Brilliant adaptation . Brilliant cast. Brilliant cinematography. A work of utter genius…

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By Troy K (898) on 14 Jun 2013

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Julian Jarrold's adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel isn't entirely faithful, but it conveys the book's universal themes…

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Overnuanced, a world of delicate cruelty, where most of the wounds take place without breaking the skin or even a sweat…

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Director Julian Jarrold and screenwriters Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock seem to have no idea how to interpret their source material…

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By Markku R (48) on 28 Dec 2013

Good actors. Too bad about the script which loses the whole point of the story…

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By Kay Y (5) on 05 Jul 2011

Holllly crap my cousin is in this movie Hayley Atwell my third cousin I love you cous best movie ever…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 06 Oct 2014

You could wish for more, but for that there's still the epic-length miniseries…

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Decent, if not entirely compelling. It's probably a good novel…

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