A good movie

As may you have noticed, I’m not a huge fan of costume dramas. Indeed, I always have a hard time to care about the love life of the Victorian upper-class. I mean, come on, ‘I’m filthy rich, I don’t do anything to make a living but it’s so hard to end up with the person you really love…’ just stop whining already. On the other hand, I always had a weak spot for Oscar Wilde because the guy was so witty and I always enjoy the way he took every opportunity to show how vain his contemporaries were. Here, you had Rupert Everett who was simply born to play in Wilde’s stories and the guy was just on top of his game at the time. I always had a weak spot for this actor ever since I saw him in ‘Dellamorte Dellamore’ and his was a riot in this movie. The rest of the cast was pretty spot on as well (Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson) so I really had a good time watching this. Alright, I have to admit, the plot was terribly light and fluffy especially coming from Oscar Wilde but the actors were good enough to make me forget the weaknesses concerning the storyline. To conclude, even though it is nothing amazing whatsoever, it is actually a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10