A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. In fact, even though I have studied English litterature in college, I have to confess that I have actually never read anything written by Jane Austen (in fact, l haven't even read anything from Shakespeare either which is even more shameful...). On the other hand, I have seen many movies adapted from her work and I have even seen such movies like 'Becoming Jane' and The Jane Austen Book Club'. Well, from all those adaptations, this movie definitely belongs to the most prestigious ones but, honestly, even though I did like it, I can’t say I was really blown away by the whole thing. I think it has more to do with my disdain for the genre (oh.. the terrible love issues of the upper class in England at the end of the 18th century) than with the actual quality of the movie itself. I mean, seriously, the whole thing was, in my opinion, pretty much a Victorian soap-opera but I guess it is basically an acquired taste. On the other hand, there is no deying that Ang Lee displayed once again his versatility and he directed here probably one of the best periode pieces I have seen. On top of that, the cast was really strong as well (Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman). Anyway, to conclude, even though I'm not a huge fan, it is still a good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.