Review of Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) by Kyle B — 02 Nov 2015
I really enjoyed the 1967 original starring Julie Christie and Terrence Stamp so going into this I already had somewhat of a knowledge what I was getting into. I'm not usually a big fan of these sweeping period pieces but this one is worth your time.
The cinematography is gorgeous as are the costumes and the beautiful score and a beautiful cover of "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" sung by Carey Mulligan. Speaking of Carey, she is great here giving one of her finer on screen performances to date.
Michael Sheen, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tom Sturridge are all charming in their suitor roles. It's more condensed and shorter than the 1967 original which I was ok with but some stories felt episodic and weren't given much time to explain everything or explained too much as it is a little too wordy in the typical period piece way.
Overall, this is a greater addition to the slew of period piece surge leaning more towards Pride and Prejudice territory than Anna Karenina boring territory.
This review of Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) was written by Kyle B on 02 Nov 2015.
Far from the Madding Crowd has generally received positive reviews.
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