An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Mia Wasikowska, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, even though it is a huge classic of French literature, I have to confess that I still haven’t read this book yet but, to be honest, I hope it is actually better than this rather tedious movie. The main issue was that Emma Bovary is, supposedly, supposed to be a complex and fascinating character but, in this adaptation, she was pretty much reduced to a spoiled bored and boring woman and, as result, I was never able to root for her. I mean, she basically spent the whole duration whining about her situation without doing much anything about it except spending way too much money and having some rather pathetic love affairs. Basically, her character barely had any redeeming features, except for wearing some gorgeous dresses, and, frankly, I never cared about what happened to her. On top of that, the fact that neither her of her husband noticed before that they might be spending way too much money was hardly convincing. I won’t blame Wasikowska as she gave here another solid performance and I can imagine that this role was on her bucket list (Wasikowska is a notorious bookworm). Furthermore, visually, the whole thing looked fine, especially her costumes, but they never managed to make me understand what was the deal with Emma Bovary and what was she exactly yearning for. Anyway, to conclude, I guess I should have read the book instead but it was still a decent watch and I guess it might be worth a look but only if you really like the genre.