The Woodlanders
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Movie Reviews of The Woodlanders
Movie Review: my review
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie does not follow the book exactly but it captures the charachters the way that they are written. I loved who they chose to play the parts and I think that all an all it was a wonderful movie that is worth seeing.Movie Review: the Woodlanders
Summary: 5 Stars
Love Rufus Sewell, arrived before other things ordered that day
Great Movie
Movie Review: Into the Woods
Summary: 4 Stars
A shorter version of a longer 1997 film of one of Thomas Hardy's lesser-known novels has been released in America on this bare-bones DVD. It will please viewers unfamiliar with the entire film as much as displease those who have seen the original or read the novel, the author's favorite of all his works. Characters, backstories and nuances that are Hardy trademarks are given short shrift in both versions. Not to worry, however. Newcomers to "The Woodlanders" will like this re-edited film, reduced and refocused as it is, because it is so well cast, acted, directed and photographed in beautiful locations. The film confirms that Hardy is as superb a storyteller as he is a social commentator.
A timber merchant sends his daughter (Emily Woof) off to school but welcomes home less a country lass than an educated woman who is now ill at ease among her kith and kin, including the young woodcutter (Rufus Sewell) she promised to marry. Instead, she marries a class-conscious doctor (Cal Macaninch) on the insistence of her father, who seeks to improve her station. Everyone is at cross-purposes in Hardy stories (he rarely writes villains) and they always come to grief. This one is no exception, except that it is exceptionally well-told, even in this shortened version. "The Woodlanders" received a handful of awards in England and deserved every one of them.
Movie Review: Better the second time around
Summary: 4 Stars
The first time I watched this movie, it seemed choppy--as if some scenes were deleted. After reading the reviews posted here, I can see that was the case. I've watched it a couple of times since then and really came to appreciate the film, particularly the performances. Rufus Sewell and Emily Woof are excellent. I ached for poor Gracie! I do have issue, however, with the $26 price tag. I don't think I would pay that much for it. I was able to purchase a copy at a used bookstore for $7.99.Movie Review: Good, but I prefer a happier ending
Summary: 4 Stars
Hopeless romantic that I am, I do like a happier ending than the one in this movie, but I still liked it. Good acting all around and the movie isn't very predictable, which is always a treat. I enjoy not knowing what's going to happen.