Like/Don't Like: Like
This is your standard BBC period drama. If you like BBC period dramas, which I do, you'll like this. If you're Laura, you won't. It wasn't my favorite, certainly not up to Pride and Prejudice or North and South, but it had all that it was suppose to. It's set a little earlier than most, like the 1600 or something. This only means that there are more wigs and ruffly cravats. Bonus! It's kind of like Romeo and Juliet in the Highlands. Poor farm boy falls in love with a girl from the local family of outlaws - their love is forbidden but they go for it anyway - war ensues. The content was good, although at times a little confusing. You might want to bone up on your English kings and queens if you haven't studied it in a while. Aside from that the only real problem I had was how it was shot and edited. The fight scenes were horrible. They were all so jumpy that you couldn't tell who was getting hit or shot or run through.
Speaking of bonuses...James McAvoy was in it! It's a bit part so don't get too excited, but we all sighed a little sigh when he showed up, much to our surprise.
2 comments:
My first thought was 'cookie, me like.' Glad the movie was decent too.
I like the origional one, I'll have to check this one out.
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