Review of The Woodlanders (1998) by James C — 20 Nov 2007
Every frame of the film eloquently visualises David Rudkin's extremely strong screenplay adaptation of Hardy's novel, giving us clear, eloquent images of the characters living their thwarted lives.
Yet the film is compromised by the central casting - Woof and Sewell simply don't have the range or depth to carry off their parts, and so all of the trappings are rather like shop dressing around window dummies.
A poterntially really fine film falling down due to intrinsic errors of casting.
This review of The Woodlanders (1998) was written by James C on 20 Nov 2007.
The Woodlanders has generally received positive reviews.
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