Cranford
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Movie Reviews of Cranford
Movie Review: High Quality Entertainment
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this film. It started out different than I had expected compared to the other Elizabeth Gaskell films that BBC has put out. I also own Wives & Daughters and North & South. I LOVE them both and was expecting Cranford to be somewhat the same. What I realized is that Cranford is character driven while the other two are more plot driven. The first hour was a little slow but it got more and more entertaining as I went and by the time it was over I had laughed and cried and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Now I think I will go back and watch it again and I am sure the first hour will be even more interesting to me. Judi Dench was amazing in this film. She played such a simple women and she did it powerfully. I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys clean well made period films.Movie Review: Excellent, character-driven series
Summary: 5 Stars
The town of Cranford is so full of life in this miniseries. It is filled with wonderful characters played by amazing actors. Even the minor characters have fully developed personalities and I was completing drawn into their world. I laughed over and over and cried more than once.
In the beginning, it feels as though Cranford is full of busy-bodies as they all strive to know each others' business. But by the end it seemed that nearly every single character had been given a chance to do something special for a neighbor, and relished the opportunity. This is a beautiful, heart-warming series you'll want to see again and again.
Amanda Hamm, author of Dear Jane Letters
Movie Review: Put me in "Cranford"
Summary: 5 Stars
What an amazing simple, sweet , sad and funny story . All those emotions into one package, along with Dame Judy Dench who shines. " Sister doesn't approve of that word... Suck " speaking about how oranges should be eaten in the privacy of your own bedroom with a plate and a napkin. Never "sucked" out. they don't make 'em like this anymore. It's a small scenic painting that you have looked at in your Grandma's house on the parlor room wall for years that has come to life. And when the tears are all dried up ( the poor sisters' deaths ) , and the stomach ceases to hurt from laughter over trying to get the cat to do his "business" so that you can retrieve your antique lace , you'll wish you could open your own front door and walk right into .... Cranford.Movie Review: This is a gem! Ranks among the best period dramas.
Summary: 5 Stars
Cranford is a gem -- ranking among the best of the period dramas, such as Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle version), North & South (Richard Armitage version), The Forsyte Saga (Gina McKee version), Sense & Sensibility (Emma Thompson), Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow), and a new favorite: Lark Rise to Candleford. I love the tension between the comfort of tradition and the push toward change (exhibited by the new young doctor's passion for modern medicine and the push for education for the poor). Mostly, I loved the relationships, the sense of community, the beautiful land, life so full without consumer electronics -- all of which make me long to leave the rat race of our modern world for a slower, gentler, more connected way of life.Movie Review: Endearing and Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
They did a wonderful job bringing these books to life. The acting is perfect and the dialog does a good job of telling the story. We fall in love with the characters on the screen just as we did when reading the books. I love the progress versus tradition angle in many books. This really had a nice balance of differing viewpoints and such a colorful and classic variety of important characters. Each character is given the appropriate amount of personal quirks and flaws to tell the complete and deep story. I don't think they shortchanged anyone in this adaptation. I will watch this again probably several times. The DVD is good quality with clear picture and sound, and I am pleased to own it.