Movie #516 "Jane Eyre" lacks the intensity and passion that occurred on every single page of the novel. I love this novel --- always have, since I read it sophomore year in high school. I had heard this was a good rendition and that Mia could be the best on film playing this part ---- well, I don't know about the latter opinion because I haven't seen all of them (and can't remember any of them really, so I put a few in my already crowded queue), but it is just a bland rendition of it. Yes, the places look good, the photography is beautiful, almost stunning in places, and Judy Dench makes a great Mrs. Fairfax, but that's about it. These characters, who were written in such a layered, complex way, are way too watered down here by inadequate direction and somewhat weak script. Rochester isn't up to the part, either. Says all the lines the same in a pattern, and that just gets boring. I wouldn't recommend this one. But stay tuned because I plan to see other, I hope, better renditions of this amazing novel.
3 out of 5 stars
Jane Eyre
(2011) PG-13
Driven from her post at Thornfield House by her love for her brooding employer and his secret past, young governess Jane Eyre reflects on her youth and the events that led her to the misty moors in this artful adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel.
Genre: Dramas, Romantic Movies, Period Pieces, Romantic Dramas, British Movies, Dramas based on classic literature
This movie is: Emotional, Romantic
Availability: DVD and Blu-ray
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