Enjoyment and Believability

Posted by MB on October 01, 1997 at 15:26:45:

In response to yah, but..., written by Emma on September 28, 1997 at 03:22:11

MB
] ] I think that her performance was in sync with the whole tone of this adaptation.

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Emma
] It's true that she fit in with the tone of the movie, in general, I hated the movie. It's the only JA adaptation that I turned off before the end. BBC verison was much more enjoyable, and believable

MB
I enjoyed both, albeit on different levels. I can appreciate good comedic or dramatic performances, or design, even if I don't like the script and/or the direction (and vice versa).
As far as believability, I agree with you. And I think that part of the problem is length. You just can't do justice to a complex author's work in a two-hour feature film. The only exception I can think of right now is A Room With a View, but even there, well, the book was better. Isn't it always?

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