Jane Eyre
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Movie Reviews of Jane Eyre
Movie Review: Ciaran Hinds IS Mr. Rochester
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I was disappointed in the short length of this adaptation (should have been a miniseries so they didn't have to cut so much out), Ciaran Hinds as Mr. Rochester made up for it!! When I read the few negative reviews by people who thought he was terrible and even some who said he was "too unattractive," I wondered if they had watched the same film I had. In less than two hours, Ciaran Hinds manages to expertly portray this complex character. Mr. Rochester is not supposed to be eye candy (although I personally thought Hinds was very handsome by the end of this film -- he made me love Mr. Rochester). Edward Rochester is not described as good looking. He is also a moody, sometimes blustery man who is haunted by pain. He truly has the capacity to love, although it is scary for him because of his past and because he's hiding something. The little glimpses of vulnerability and gentleness that he brings out in the character among all the gruff defense mechanisms really make one see why Jane could feel so drawn to him. I've seen an older film version and the live Jane Eyre musical on stage before watching the A&E version and this one has basically ruined all previous versions for me (except for the book) because nobody but Hinds will ever be up to par as Mr. Rochester for me now. He was WONDERFUL, as was Samantha Morton's portrayal of Jane. It's not only my favorite version of Jane Eyre; it's my all time favorite film!Movie Review: "YOU ARE A RARE BREED MISS EYRE." AND EDWARD!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is another version of Jane Eyre that I love! This Mr. Edward R., scared me ,at first, with his rough and loud manner, but I started seeing his gentle heart, that he keeps hidden, along with painful, lonely, heartbreaking, secrets of no hope!
Jane and Edward have a lot in common, and yet they are so different! Jane helps heal, Edward's broken, empty heart, and Edward is the first man that ever loved Jane, she has always been so alone, it did not take him long to see how special Jane, really was!
In the movie I loved the talk that Edward gives Jane, about Adele's mother, by the lake. And I love the part where Edward asks Jane about, why she did not write him a letter, while she was gone. And I loved the part where Edward asked Jane to watch the sunrise with him! I highly recommend this movie, I liked this version of Jane Eyre very much! I loved the intense, all consuming emotions, of this Mr. Edward R.!
But the most compelling, heartfelt scene was when Edward ,who was now, a scarred and broken man, with tears rolling down his face, with still so much love for Jane, while Jane helded him in her arms! It makes you wonder how it would feel, to be loved that way! I so love happy endings, and Jane and Edward finally had one!
Movie Review: The Incomparable Sam
Summary: 5 Stars
This production on A&E was my introduction to the greatest actress I've ever seen, the incandescent, fearless, intense and radiant Samantha Morton. At that time, her Jane Eyre was the greatest performance by an actress I'd ever seen -- and I'm fairly savvy and discriminating, Peggy Ashcroft being the greatest I'd ever seen till I saw this tv film. Many of the reviewers here seem to miss the point. It doesn't matter whether the script is a scrupulous adaptation or not, or whether this actress is too plain, too pretty, or even if her interpretation doesn't match the picture of this famous literary heroine which you've got in your head. The point is her incomparable performance -- what Shakespeare called "the thing itself." Her greatest gift, among so many, is her seemingly effortless capacity, quietly and with extraordinary discipline and restraint in one so young (18 or 19 at the time), to break our hearts. There's no one with comparable power and it is her gift to us, "a largesse universal, like the sun." How Shakespeare would have loved her.Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, they did omit a lot from the book but what can you expect in 2 hours. I agree that this movie would have been even better as a mini-series but I still liked it. This movie had something many of the other versions lacked...chemistry and passion between the lead characters. This is the only version that made me teary eyed, especially at the end at the part when Rochester sobs and says, "Do not speak these words out of pity Jane. How can you love me like this?"...and so on. To me, when a movie moves you like that, it is special. The music was very moving.
I think that after 150 years, a little creative interpretation of the book is refreshing. The dialogue was changed but the plot and true meaning of the story remained the same.
I also thought Gemma Jones was excellent as Mrs. Fairfax. The fact that reviews are so mixed just shows that everyone has their own intterpretation of this classic Bronte novel.
Movie Review: Oh, the passion...
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh, is this a good film! First of all, the actors are outstanding. It's no accident that Samantha Morton was nominated for an Oscar this last year; I only wonder when Ciarán Hinds will have the same honor. His work in this film is so incredible it defies description, especially at the end. Those ladies that have come to swoon over him will find him perhaps not as handsome as he was in Persuasion (my personal favorite CH film), but they won't be disappointed either. In all honesty, I would give the film four-and-a-half stars if I could, for there are a few scenes that I find a bit annoying. And it isn't completely faithful to the novel, but then, what two-hour adaptations ever are? And those of you with romantic tendencies will want to watch it over and over and over again (and yes, I am an Austenite but I love the Brontės too). I can't wait to buy it on DVD!