Pride & Predjudice Review

Review of Pride & Predjudice
Cheryl L. Currin

Set in the 1800’s in England comes a love story between a simple woman and a wealthy man who takes the viewer on a journey of family, love and honor.
Mrs. Bennet, mother of five daughters is obsessed with marrying her daughters off to a wealthy man and all have agreed to attend a local ball where royalty is present. Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) encounters a young handsome lad at the ball who catches her eye. Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfayden) is mysterious with so much arrogance about himself that Ms. Bennet is not in the least interested.
Mr. Darcy is a man of wealth who is prideful and is perceived as an arrogant man. He shows no emotion throughout the movie but there is an aura about him that Lizzy finds alluring. Matthew Macfayden captures the mysteriousness of Mr. Darcy is in tall, dark and handsome appearance.
I can’t think of a better actress to portray Lizzy as Kiera Knightly has done. Her innocent, fair and humble look about her brings Lizzy alive on screen. Lizzy is a feisty beautiful woman who is not afraid of who she is or where she came from.
A love affair between Lizzy’s older sister Jane and Mr. Darcy’s best friend pulls Lizzy and Mr. Darcy into a web of honor, betrayal and love.
Director Joe Wright sought out to capture the human spirit of a man who had integrity, honor and pride. Even though this movie was set in England, the scenes were not what made the film. Mr. Wright captured the love story by using dialogue between Lizzy and Mr. Darcy and nothing more.
This movie flowed timelessly. The director was able to engage the viewer from the first scene when Lizzy walked through the field with book in hand to her house to Mr. Darcy touching Lizzy’s hand at the ball. From that moment, the viewer is on the edge of their wanting to know what will happen next between Lizzy and Mr. Darcy.
Overall, a must see movie that the male and female gender would appreciate.