Review of Pride and Prejudice (1940) by Kimbaw. — 11 May 2006
Despite being a huge Jane Austen fan, I found this version pathetic. I wanted to like it. I really did. However, not only is Kiera Knightly anything but an Elizabeth Bennett with her incessant giggling, Matthew MacFadyen's Darcy comes across as nothing but angry.
The costuming is dreadful (this is the era of the empire waistline...so why then are none of the ladies' dresses made that way?), no one (apparently) even considered brushing anyone's hair (people did not run around looking disheveled), and the Bennetts, while certainly not the upper crust, were not poor & nearly destitute as this version seems to portray them.
Don't waste your time.
This review of Pride and Prejudice (1940) was written by Kimbaw. on 11 May 2006.
Pride and Prejudice has generally received very positive reviews.
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