September 07, 2004
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is full of great actors, extravagant costumes and hair, great sets, and an entertaining story. I have not yet read the novel, but the movie itself is quite good, bringing up several points about ...well, the vanity fair of society in England around the time of Napoleon.
There are several interesting classes of society seen: from the richest events to the debtors prison, and everything in between - even a look at how England was affected by its relationship with India at the time.
Reese Witherspoon surprised me by not being over-the-top in her role. Other great roles were played by Gabriel Byrne, Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, and quite a few more interesting people.
I enjoyed myself overall, yet felt like the end of the movie was a bit abrupt and lacked a sense of resolution or revelation that seemed needed. All in all, it was a really good movie, especially in its visuals and overall cast.
Posted by wendytime at September 7, 2004 04:24 PM | TrackBack