Review of The House of Mirth (2000) by Johnny R — 20 Jun 2008
A delicate, filmed adaptation of the book. Gillian Anderson is excellent as Lily, as is Laura Linney playing Bertha, the most deadliest of anacondas. The rest of the cast is hit-or-miss. Nice to see Elizabeth McGovern in period clothing again. (Loved her in "Ragtime.") I could not take Dan Aykroyd seriously as a villian, but kept thinking of him as Richard Nixon on SNL.
Eric Stoltz as Lawrence Selden generates no interest, and it puzzles me why Lily would sacrifice everything for this drip. Terry Kinney as the cuckold George Dorset seems to give the best male performance, a man decent and passionate and honest. It's Gillian's show, however and she is beautifully self-destructive, taking lemon rather than cream in her tea.
This review of The House of Mirth (2000) was written by Johnny R on 20 Jun 2008.
The House of Mirth has generally received positive reviews.
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